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A wooden cube with two brass and turned wooden handles projecting diagonally backwards from the sides, and a small brass plate projecting backward from the top. The plate rests on a stand with a point. The cube balances perfectly upright.

Wooden cube with wooden angled handles and short brass balancing arms, and stand for cube with balancing point. Circular brass disc stamped ' Univ. Abdn. Nat. Phil.'. Similar to item in 1790 catalogue of Thomas Jones(?).
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A womans face in profile wearing a wreath of leaves and fruit on her head and in the background a lyre, owl and a statue. Carved in relief from a red material.

A well dressed man and woman next to a mirror and some makeup. They have enormous, styled hair put in large curls with feathers sticking out. The man is combing the woman's hair.

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A toy box topped with the busts of a male and a female figures. The faces of the figures are placed close to each other in an almost kissing position.

A taxidermy goose with a white face and breast, black neck and tail and grey wings.

A smoothed spherical grey stone with a depression on the top.

A smooth, wavy wooden bench in the rough shape of boat with a dramatically curved prow.

A small, dark wooden sculpture of a head with arms held out in front and hands together. The nose and lower face protrude in an exaggerated manner. It has a hat, eyes of mother of pearl, and pierced ears.

A sheet of cross-hatched illustrations of faces and facial features.

A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs Vol. 5

Images from Thomson's A Selection of Original Scottish Airs kindly leant from the collection of Dr Bill Zachs.

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