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Furniture history in Dumfries and Galloway
Stephen Jackson is Senior Curator, Furniture and Woodwork, at National Museums Scotland and the author of Scottish Furniture, 1500-1914. This new book charts the development of furniture making in Scotland and includes several items made in Dumfries and the wider region between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. Stephen’s lecture will...Jackson, Stephen
Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish furniture, material culture, and furniture making
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War and diplomacy on Rome’s northern frontier
The Roman army provided the muscle for the most powerful empire in the ancient world. But this empire met its limits. The fearsome legions tried three times to conquer Scotland, and three times they withdrew. This epic tale of war and diplomacy, of advance and retreat, of divide and rule,...Hunter, Fraser
Roman conquest, archaeological finds, Roman Scotland, material culture, and Stirlingshire
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Getting away from it all – Marie de Guise’s Town House, Blyth’s Close, Edinburgh
As Principal Curator for Renaissance and Early Modern History, Anna played a major part in acquiring for the museum the four decorative oak roundels which once adorned the rooms of Marie de Guise’s residence in Blyth’s Close, Edinburgh. The roundels reveal much about the power and influence of Marie in...Groundwater, Anna
oak roundels, architecture, Renaissance , material culture, mansion, Marie de Guise, Scotland, Blyth’s Close, Edinburgh, and sculpture
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Geology to Jewellery: sourcing and crafting Scottish metals and gems in the nineteenth century
From the late eighteenth century, jewellers in Scotland used precious metals and colourful stone to craft little luxuries that were bought, gifted and worn by men, women and children. This talk will explore how jewellers and lapidaries responded and contributed to developing knowledge about geology and mineralogy through the things...Laurenson, Sarah
material culture, geology , lapidaries, 18th century , agates, Cairngorm mountains, mineralogy, Scotland, jewellery, and quartz
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Sealing Royal Stewart Power
Groundwater, Anna
Seals, sealing , Renaissance Scotland, House of Stuart, material culture, and Monarchy
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Public History Roundtable contribution
The Renaissance and Early Modern Research Alliance (REMRA) promotes co-operation and cross-disciplinary research across the various centres and institutes of the University of the Highlands and Islands. The group is convened by Dr Kathrin Zickermann (UHI Centre for History) and consists of c.20 members of staff (including visiting professors and...Groundwater, Anna
Renaissance and Early Modern , Research Alliance, collaboration, and material culture
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2023
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How to collect a crisis: Displaying and collecting COVID-19
COVID-19 is not the first, nor will it be the last, global pandemic or health crisis. The Influenza pandemic of 1918 killed an estimate 50 million people worldwide and had far reaching impact and consequences. However, in the National Museums Scotland collection, made up of 12 million objects, only two...Goggins, Sophie
personal stories, scientific and medical objects , global pandemic , COVID-19, museum collections, and material culture
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Highland dress and fashionable culture in Georgian Britain
Fashion and textile historian Dr Rosie Waine tells the story of the remarkable transformation of Highland dress from warrior culture to the colourful world of fashion in Georgian Britain. A REMARKABLE TRANSFORMATION As a living tradition, Highland dress is deeply rooted in the history of Scotland. Once associated with the...Waine, Rosie
fashion , Highland dress, material culture, and Georgian Scotland