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

Tags: comb, Sunset Song, Tortoiseshell

Comb made out of cactus spines, orange, blue, and green thread woven round spine of comb. Old label "comb in cactus spines and bamboo decorated with blue red and mauve thread made by indians, South america presented by James Duncan Tillycorthie,…

Tags: aberdonians, americas, comb, duncan, James duncan, latin america, south america

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Wooden hair comb, with carved decoration

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Wooden comb, decorated with glass beads, colours: red, blue and white. Reid (1912): 'Worn by chief.'

Tags: comb, glass, William MacGregor

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The Inuit of Arctic America used their limited resources of raw materials to the full for food, clothing, equipment and toys. They relied primarily on seals and caribou, supplementing these with whales, walrus, bear, birds and driftwood and grasses.…

Tags: comb, ivory tooth, William MacGregor

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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.

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