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From the 'Hillside, Bothy Brig' hoard. Old label: 'Found in 1837 in making Hill road from Hillside to Bothie brig - about middle of Wood Fence by roadside & near a large flat rock inside of wood.' Inscription: Obv: +MARIA.D.G.REGINA.SCOTO [ ] Rev: […

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collar neck.ornament

Made from whale teeth (32 spikes) strung together with plaited vegetable fibre.

Tags: collar, neck, ornament, whale, William MacGregor

College Bounds programme cover, 1957

Coloured print of a large grinning man wearing a tricorn hat and ringing a bell. He has large eyebrows and stubble.

Coloured print. A cruel looking bald man, Tom Nero, is held by a crowd carrying pitchforks. A murdered woman lies on the ground with a bundle of stolen items. Members of the crowd hold up a knife and letter from the murdered woman which incriminate Nero.

Coloured print. A female model poses among classical style statues. A small old man grins at her lecherously as he creates a small sculpture of the model as a goddess.

Coloured print. A huge crowd of people carrying flags jostle for attention in an old city street. They people appear to be mostly working class; most are wearing simple work clothes. There are multiple people with disabilities using crutches. Eccentric characters include a Scotsman with a kilt, a devil, someone with a black mask, a man wearing two hats, a large woman with keys and scissors and a child with an oversized top hat. The flags all have words relating to various popular causes and fads or the names of charitable organisations. Piled up in a rubbish heap are works of literature and philosophy by writers such as Shakespeare and Kant.

Coloured print. A huge crowd of people carrying flags jostle for attention in an old city street. They people appear to be mostly working class; most are wearing simple work clothes. There are multiple people with disabilities using crutches. Eccentric characters include a Scotsman with a kilt, a devil, someone with a black mask, a man wearing two hats, a large woman with keys and scissors and a child with an oversized top hat. The flags all have words relating to various popular causes and fads or the names of charitable organisations. Piled up in a rubbish heap are works of literature and philosophy by writers such as Shakespeare and Kant.

Coloured print. A pistol duel between a giant goose with a man's head and a man carrying a giant pair of shears. They shoot each other in the leg. The goose says What must I be out! and a tailor get in to Parliament! You're a liar! I never said that I would sit as chairman on your shop board! His opponent says A liar! Sir I'm a Taylor and a gentleman! And I must have satisfaction! Papers litter the ground saying Sir Francis Gooses letter to the electors at the Crown and Anchor, Mr Paul's advertisements, Dangers of indulging political envy, Cobbetts character or Paul the Taylor May 2nd 1807, Westminster election Paul. The print is captioned Patriots deciding a point of honour! or an exact representation of the celebrated rencontre which took place at Combe Wood on May 2nd 1807 between little Paul the Taylor and Sir Francis Goose.

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Comb

Tortoise shell and diamante comb with 4 teeth in an s-shaped profile.

Tags: comb, Sunset Song, Tortoiseshell

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