I don't do things by halves - The incredible conservation of the James Bruce drinking horn (Part 2)

Messerschmidt, Lydia

I don't do things by halves - The incredible conservation of the James Bruce drinking horn (Part 2)

Resource type

Blog post

Creator (person)

Messerschmidt, Lydia

Date published

January 16, 2021

Abstract

Nearly a metre in length, 250 years old and broken into two shattered halves, the James Bruce drinking horn represented an epic challenge in my conservation career. This is the conclusion of the horn’s incredible conservation journey.

Project(s)

Baggage and Belonging: Military Collections and the British Empire

Funder

Funder name	Awards
Arts and Humanities Research Council	AH/P006752/1

Publisher

National Museums Scotland

Place of publication

Edinburgh

Official URL

https://blog.nms.ac.uk/2021/01/16/the-incredible-conservation-of-the-james-bruce-drinking-horn-part-2/

https://www.nms.ac.uk/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/national-war-museum/legacies-of-empire/

https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/horn-drinking-vessel/786237

https://blog.nms.ac.uk/author/lmesserschmidt/

https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/collections-services/

Rights statement

In Copyright

Licence

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Keywords

Collection

Baggage and Belonging: Military collections and the British Empire, 1750 - 1900