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Brooch. A flat tarnished silver ring almost four inches wide with the word LONACH and a thistle incised on the front. On the back is a pin and the inscription Stewart Forbes 1853.
Brass brooch, silver-plated. Front decoration: inscription and thistle.
Inscription: Front: LONACH Back: Jas Stewart Forbes 1853
Inscription: Front: LONACH Back: Jas Stewart Forbes 1853
Brose Cap Bassie Bowl
Wooden bowl, turned out of a single piece of wood, repaired with iron clamps and hoop. Used for making brose (boiling water, milk or a mixture of both poured over oatmeal and stirred).
Brush
Old label: Brush in cactus spines, made by Indians, South America. Presented by James Duncan, Tillycorthie, Aberdeenshire 1923.
Buddha figure
One of a collection of 4 images of the Buddha, in gilded wood, all standing, presented by Lieut. Col. W. Lachlan Forbes in the 1920s.
Buddha statuette
Image of the Buddha, in earth-pointing attitude, with long ears. Probably had a top-knot, but this is now missing. Resin body with a thin silver skin. Silver has been soldered together at sides. Labelled on base 199, but matches dimensions and…
Buddha statuette
Image of the Buddha, in earth-pointing attitude. Solid resin base, covered with a thin silver skin. Labelled on base 198, but measurements agree with statuette 199 in Reid. Inscription: 198