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Half of a silver platter from Traprain Law, 410 - 425 AD

Half of a silver platter with the head of Hercules in medallion and hunting scenes outside, from Traprain Law, 410 - 425 AD. Exhibited in Scotland's Early Silver at National Museum of Scotland (13 Oct 2017 - 25 Feb 2018) and now on display in the National Museum of Scotland,...

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Painted pebble

Painted pebble, excavated at Birnie, Moray. Accession no. D.2015.59

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Nuclear weapon effects computer probably made in UK, 1960s

National Museums Scotland

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Carved powder-horn. Accession no. M.1931.581

Carved powder-horn bearing the names of Jonathon Webb and James Cameron and hung on an American Indian woman's burden strap, inscribed 1 September 1758, carried by a soldier of the 42nd Royal Highlanders. Accession no. M.1931.581. Image ref

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Military History and Miltary Equipment

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Large disc brooch from the Viking-Age Galloway Hoard

Large disc brooch made of two discs riveted together. Decorative silver front disc plate made of pierced silver. The back disc is copper alloy with possible gilt surface on one side which is visible through the pierced silver disc surface. The pin is riveted through the back disc and possibly...

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Video

Museum Role Call: Calum Robertson

In our third episode of Museum Role Call, we surprised Calum in the National War Museum. Join us as we follow him around asking a bunch of random and not-so-random questions.

National Museums Scotland

Curator, National War Museum, and Modern & Military History

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German Spy Museum Berlin - IMG_5848.JPG

Photographs from fieldwork undertaken at German Spy museum, Berlin

National Museums Scotland ; Gledhill, Jim

Espionage, German Spy Museum, Berlin, Cold War, and Object

2013

Technical documentation

William Jardine Papers

The Royal Scottish Museum holds a variety of manuscripts in the field of natural history. The largest collection belonged to J. A. Harvie-Brown and was deposited in this museum, with part of his library, after his death. Included in his collection were the William Jardine papers, and as a pilot...

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naturalist, Index, Correspondence, John Alexander Harvie-Brown, exploration, Archives, Sir William Jardine, 1800-1874, Ornithology, and Salmon Fisheries Survey

2013

Technical documentation

J A Harvie-Brown Papers

This is the third and last publication listing manuscript holdings in the Royal Scottish Museum, The project ran from January 1979 to March 1982 and Joy Pitman is to be congratulated for her work in making the three manuscript collections of William Jardine, W. S. Bruce and J. A. Harvie-Brown...

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Correspondence, Archives, Library, Special Collections, Ornithology, Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland, Index, Natural History, John Alexander Harvie Brown, 1844-1916, and Journals and writings of others

2015

Other

Alexander Robert Hutchieson – Finding List

Papers of Alexander Robert Hutchieson, Keeper of the Department of Technology, Royal Scottish Museum, from 1934 to 1957

National Museums Scotland

Royal Scottish Museum, museum administration, Special Collections, Department of Technology, Staff, Archives, and Library

2019

Exhibition

Wild and Majestic: Romantic Visions of Scotland

Dramatic highland landscapes, heroic histories, tartan and bagpipes are among the defining images of Scotland for many people around the world today. This exhibition considers the origins of these ideas and explores how they were used to represent Scotland around the world. From the Romantic movement of the 18th and...

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Scottish tourist industry, Military dress, Highland dress, Literature, Art, and Royal visits to Scotland

2019

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The Daniel Wilson Scrapbook Listing

Sir Daniel Wilson (1816-1892) was an archaeologist, author, antiquarian and Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland from 1845 - 1853). Wilson donated his scrapbook (which he referred to as his "Memorials of Auld Reekie") to the Society. It contains illustrations of Edinburgh and other material, some of which...

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Archives, Leith, Edinburgh, Library, Memorials of Edinburgh in the olden time , Sir Daniel Wilson FSA (Scot) (January 5, 1816 – August 6, 1892), engravings, and Index

2019

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Alexander Archer Drawings Index

Alexander Archer was an amateur artist, resident in Edinburgh in the 1820s and 1830s. The library holds a collection of around 160 detailed pencil drawings by Archer of Edinburgh and the surrounding area featuring details such as the typical shops of the time, names of business owners and whole streets...

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Edinburgh and Leith, Architectural drawing, Index, Alexander Archer, 19th century, artist, and Archive

2020

Podcast

Egypt, Past and Present in Dialogue

This is the recording of a panel discussion in which guests discuss the legacies of British archaeological practices in Egypt. The discussion was chaired by journalist, writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed and featured curator Margaret Maitland and Egypt’s dispersed Heritage project researchers Heba Abd el Gawad and Alice Stevenson. This...

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museum, Decolonization, Egyptian archaeology, Egyptian heritage, and comics

2022

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Library Special Collections: Jenners Archives

Self-described as ‘the most fashionable shopping centre in Scotland’ and commonly known as the ‘Harrods of the North,’ the luxury retail store Jenners was founded as a drapery business in 1838. Its founders Charles Jenner and Charles Kennington became known as ‘Kennington & Jenner’. Kennington retired in 1861 and in...

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Library, Jenners Archive, Retail, Edinburgh, Fashion, and Department stores

2022

Other

Robert Riddell Manuscript Collection

Robert Riddell (d1794) was a gentleman antiquary who inherited the Glenriddell estate and lived at Friars Carse near Dumfries. Riddell's "Collection of Scottish Antiquities" (1786-1792) were a series of bound manuscripts containing accounts of the history, families and antiquities of Dumfriesshire and Galloway, with some material relating to the rest...

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Library, antiquarian, Archives, and Special Collections

2022

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Former Museum Staff: Finding List

Thomas Archer: Director of the Industrial Museum of Scotland and Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art from 1860-1885. A S Clarke: Keeper of the Royal Scottish Museum (RSM) (joined staff in 1954) Alexander Robert Hutchieson: Papers of Alexander Robert Hutchieson, Keeper of the Department of Technology, RSM, from 1934 to...

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Library, Royals Scottish Museum, Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art, museum administration, Industrial Museum of Scotland , and Archives

2023

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Library Special Collections: Papers of Margaret Swain

Margaret Helen Swain (1909-2002) was a historian of embroidery and textiles. The author of several books and numerous articles, she also lectured widely, and her papers reflect these activities. Her early publications were on Ayrshire needlework but she became an expert on embroidery in general and Scottish work in particular....

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tapestries, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Margaret Helen Swain, 1909-2002, National Trust for Scotland, Archives, and embroidery and textiles

2023

Other

Robert Riddell manuscripts: A Collection of Scottish Antiquities Selected by R.R. Vol 11 1791

Ballads, with notes: Jock o’ Milk (p.1); Archie of Capeld (p.14); Lord Maxwell’s Goodnight (p.18); Sir Andrew Barton (p.20); Fair Helen of Kirkconnel (pp.29, 46); Lads of Wamphray (p.34); Lochmaben Harper (pp.39, 42); Fray of Soupart (p.55); Border Lament of the Union (p.59); Outlaw Murray (p.61); Laidley Worm (p.71); McNaughton...

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2023

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Library Special Collections: Robert Riddell Manuscript Collection Volume 8 (SAS 586). A journal of a tour in Scotland in 1789, made by Captain Grose and Captain Riddell.

Transcription of Robert Riddell Manuscript Collection Volume 8 (SAS 586). A journal of a tour in Scotland in 1789, made by Captain Grose and Captain Riddell.

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Special Collections, journal transcription , exploration, and Archives

2023

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Robert Riddell manuscripts A Collection of Scottish Antiquities, selected by R.R. Vol 2 1786

‘A collection of Scottish antiquities, selected by R.R. Vol.2d., 1786’: accounts of Border and other Scottish families (pp.1, 22, 25). ‘Scottish antiquities, historical and genealogical, collected by Capt. Robert Riddell....1786’ (p.69): genealogies and antiquities of various parts of Scotland; copies of early documents; account of raids on the Western Border...

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journal transcription , exploration, Archives, and Special Collections

2023

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Library Special Collections: National Museums Scotland Archives

National Museums Scotland Archives Incorporating: • Industrial Museum of Scotland • Edinburgh University Natural History Museum • Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art • National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland • Royal Scottish Museum • National Museums Scotland

National Museums Scotland

Library, Special Collections, museology, and Archives

2023

Other

Robert Riddell manuscripts A Collection of Scottish Antiquities, selected by R.R. Vol 3

A collection of Scottish antiquities...Vol.3d., 1786’: accounts of English families and Cumbrian antiquities (p.2); ‘A dissertation on the ancient fortresses and castles in Scotland,’ by Riddell (p.58). ‘Historical and genealogical collections....1786’ (p.173): ‘Icolmkill,’ by the Earl of Buchan, 1786 (p.187) (not the same as the paper in Archaeologia Scotica., I).Lists...

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journal transcription , exploration, Special Collections, and Archives

2023

Other

Robert Riddell manuscripts A Collection of Scottish Antiquities, selected by R.R. Vol 6

‘1788’ (title page torn away). ‘A catalogue of great and learned men born in Dumfriesshire’ (p.36); a history of Sweetheart (pp.7, 52), with a satirical poem on William Copland of Colliston, who sold it for demolition (p.55); the ballad, ‘The Bedesman on Nithsdale’ (p.56); anecdotes of Prince Charles Edward (p.147);...

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journal transcription , Special Collections, exploration, and Archives

2023

Video

Museum Role Call: Ian Brown

MUSEUM ROLE CALL! In our new monthly series, get to know people from across our museums, the spaces they work in and the objects they are inspired by. In our first episode, we surprised Ian Brown (Assistant Curator - Aviation) in the object stores. Join us as we follow him...

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East Fortune , curation, object store, collection and interpretation of objects, National Museum of Flight, and Aviation

2023

Video

Museum Role Call: Rachel Drury

MUSEUM ROLE CALL! In our second episode, we surprised Rachel in the Learning Centre. Join us as we follow her around asking a bunch of random and not-so-random questions.

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workshops, handling collections, sessions, museum audiences, learning enabler, learning studios, and engagement

2023

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‘An account of the ancient Lordship of Galloway’, R.R. Vol 7

‘An account of the ancient Lordship of Galloway …. To the year 1455’ (p.1); ‘A tour in Nithsdale, 1787, ‘ pts.i-iii (pp.59, 94, 203), illustrated with watercolours and engravings; ‘An excursion by Dr Clapperton to Lough Urr, 1787’ (p.248); list of barons and lairds in Dumfriesshire and Galloway (p.257); and...

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journal transcription , exploration, Special Collections, and Archives

2024

Magazine article

Cold War Scotland: new exhibition coming to National Museum of Scotland

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, running from 13 July 2024, will explore Scotland’s critical position on the frontline of the Cold War.

National Museums Scotland

legacies of war, Cold War Scotland exhibition, strategic position, and research output