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The mug has a moulded border form and is decorated with the pattern of an exotic bird perched on a fence alongside a rock from which flowers spring. |
Circular Plaque with Burgh of Dunbar Crest
This is a circular metal plaque bearing the seal of the royal burgh of Dunbar, possibly used, as other similar objects have been, on gates at Winterfield Park in Dunbar. This particular p |
branding iron
This is a branding iron used at the now defunct St. George Hotel in Dunbar. |
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cup
This object is a small china cup, a souvenir item with the burgh seal of Dunbar emblazoned on it. It was most likely sold in local shops as a keepsake for tourists around 1925. |
This tea bowl is attributed to potter William Littler. It is decorated in the centre with underglaze colbalt blue painting with with what has been described as 'the melon plant' design. |
Hoeing the Fields
The natural beauty of the countryside around East Lothian has inspired many artists over the centuries. |
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This photograph was donated by a member of the Whittinghame Bowling Club. It shows the Scottish Bowling Association Finals which took place at Queens Park in Edinburgh in 1960. |
In 1929 WS McGeorge married Mabel Victoria Elliot, the widow of Hugh Munro and a watercolourist in her own right. He died at Gifford on 9 November 1931 but she outlived him by nearly thirty years. |
This toilet chain pull is from Grahame Ironmongers in Dunbar. |
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Autumn morning at Kilspindie
The contrasting beauty of the countryside and coastline of East Lothian, has made the area an inspiration to artists throughout the centuries. |
Navstar 2000 D-Navigator
This object is an electronic navigational aid used on a Dunbar fishing boat called the "Fisher Lassie". It is a small grey box with an LED display and an operative keypad. |
This unusual work has been made in coloured wax on paper in the style of a stitched sampler. It was probably made as an engagement gift - it features entwined hearts and love-birds. |
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This sauce boat is almost certainly West Pans and made by the William Littler pottery. |
Although Belfield's of Prestonpans enjoyed a reputation for their production of teapots and tablewares, the pottery also produced a wide range of functional domestic crockery, such as this piedish. |
Lothian and Border Yeomanry blue/mauve colour Table Mat/Tray Cloth. Fringed oval with central fringed diamond shape emboidered with emblem and "Lothian and Borders Yeomanry" |
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In 1929 WS McGeorge married Mabel Victoria Elliot, the widow of Hugh Munro and a watercolorist in her own right. He died at Gifford on 9 November 1931 but she outlived him by nearly thirty years. |
This is the third of four medals (or jewels as they are known) awarded to members of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB). |
This is a small lapel badge with the Canadian flag on the front. Part of a collection of three badges (acc. No. 2009.4). |
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WD Mackay was well known for his Scottish landscapes, many of which depict the south-west and his home territory of the Lothians. |
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In 1929 WS McGeorge married Mabel Victoria Elliot, the widow of Hugh Munro and a watercolourist in her own right. He died at Gifford on 9 November 1931 but she outlived him by nearly thirty years. |
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Cartes-de-visites were introduced to Britain in the late 1840's and began a new era in popular photography. |
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By providing for the upkeep of his collection of books as a library, John Gray of Aberlady was instrumental in the establishment of one of the first public libraries in Scotland. |
