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Silver medal awarded to Alexander Thomson of Banchory-Devenick, 1832. Inscription: Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society celery

Gold medal awarded to Alexander Thomson of Banchory-Devenick 1834. Inscription: Highlands and Agricultural Society of Scotland report on settling crofters on waste ground

Eight cowrie shells strung together (six back to back, two face to face) and a feather on a knotted cord, which together form a 'message'. Translated as: 'I keep my ears open to hear from you. Though a long journey yet I hope and should like to see…

Collapsible pocket microscope, two lenses and mirror, with specimen samples of pollen etc. Brass pillar screws into container box lid to act as stand. Signed (see inscription). May have been used by Robert Wilson in his Eastern travels, 1820-1823.…

Two-handled black-figured vase with grooved handles in glazed red clay. Obverse; Dionysis with cornucopia, lion at his feet in front, Persephone (or Kora or Ariadne), behind, Maenad and Satyrs. Reverse; two horsemen riding, neck and lower part of…

miniature oinochoe. Red-figure in glazed red clay showing female figure with dish in hand.

Robert Wilson's pocket mirror, used when travelling. Inscription: Hand-written label on back in ink: my only looking glass while travelling in Egypt and Palestine 1820, 1821, 1822

moccasin for a child, multi-coloured floral pattern.

Leather-soled moccasins, multi-coloured quillwork, red cloth.

Model canoe, in wood, with crest bird painted on bow and stern in black and red paint.