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Miniature coal scuttle, with Strathardle coat of arms

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000-180-001-982-C
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Miniature coal scuttle, with Strathardle coat of arms

This porcelain miniature coal scuttle is decorated with the coat of arms of Strathardle in Perthshire. It was made for the souvenir market by the Nautilus Porcelain Company at the Possil Pottery in Glasgow and dates from between around 1900 and 1910.

The arms consist of an heraldic shield with three animal heads flanked by a snake on the left and a bird on the right. The Latin motto underneath reads 'VIRTUTIS GLORIA MECRES'.

Crested china became the most important type of British souvenir between 1900 and 1930. Its invention is credited to William Henry Goss (1833-1906), the owner of the Falcon Works in Stoke-on Trent. The main producer of crested china in Scotland was the Nautilus Porcelain Company, at the Possil Pottery in Glasgow. Run by the china merchants MacDougall & Sons, of 77-79 Buchanan Street, the company produced 'Nautilus' miniatures between around 1900 and 1910. The pottery closed in 1911.


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Online ID: 000-180-001-982-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1994.841
Date: Between around 1900 and 1910
Material: Porcelain. Inscription: [Strathardle coat of arms (heraldic shield flanked by snake and bird)]; Virtutis Gloria Merces; mark: Nautilus M Porcelain
Dimensions: 55 mm H x 70 mm L x 45 mm W
What: Coal scuttle, miniature / souvenir
Subject:
Who: Nautilus Porcelain Company, Possil Park, Glasgow (Maker)
Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Possil Park
Scotland, Perthshire, Strathardle
Event:
Description: Porcelain vase with the coat of arms of Strathardle, Perthshire, made by the Nautilus Porcelain Company, Possil Park, Glasgow
References:
  • Evans, G. Souvenirs From Roman Times to the Present Day. Edinburgh: NMS Publishing Ltd, 1999, pp 52-5. 
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