belt made from spun and woven wool, dyed with cochineal. Ends of the belt are tassled. Old Label "belt in native red and white wool dyed with native cochineal. Chaco Paraguay. Presnted by Dr J.W. Lindsay 1909 in catalogue p 272 (201). Native spun…
Officer's Shoulder Belt Plate. Silver, oval, with an applied thistle, in high relief, surmounted by separately applied crown (each with original lugs and brass pin). GORDON engraved above, HIGHLANDERS engraved below. Whole design enclosed within…
Two bells (pellet type), originally part of a horse harness. Originally electro-plated but this has worn off and been replaced with green paint. One of a number of items donated by Mrs Argo of Aberdeen, some of which were used on the farm of Darnabo,…
Bellarmine wine jar; glaze colour, dark & light tan (mottled), rose medallion & bearded caricature stamped on the side (a Protestant caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine.)
Wine jar, 'Greybeard' or 'Bellarmine' type. Neck broken off. According to donor, Dr W D Simpson, in 1938: 'Dredged up by a trawler off the mouth of Aberdeen Harbour.'