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Description: | The Marischal College Museum Collection comprises items that were originally part of the Marischal College collection before a reorganisation was undertaken to create the Anthropological museum (now Marischal Museum). The collection has no single focus and covers a wide range of areas: archaeology; numismatics; costume and textiles; domestic life; decorative and applied arts; fine art; industry and commerce; natural science; weapons and accessories and world culture. The collection is accompanied by a 'Catalogue of Antiquities in Marischal College' by William Knight. In this catalogue Knight lists the known provenance of objects and their donors, where this information is known. Knight's entries are highly descriptive, for example: 'A long silver chain of a censor for incense of curious workmanship, gilt, and ornamented with an uncut ruby, found concealed [whilst] repairing the Church of the Franciscan Convent'. This collection is also reflects the classic and outdated collecting practices of the past, by including various items of human remains including a number of items from New Zealand. These items only remain in the collection as an entry in Knight's catalogue as the remains have been repatriated to New Zealand.
Super collection: Marischal Museum.
Objects: Egyptian mummy;coffin, inner; outer coffin; Eskimo kayak; staff; description of regalia of Scotland; map/plan of Aberdeen; Grecian statue of esculapius; marble bust; plaster bust; silver ornamented chain; silver arrow; paddle; spear; bird dart; harpoon head; painting; coat; bowl; tobacco pipe; sash; headdress; marble fragment; tombstone; sword; chape; silver link chain; silver cup; silver handled knife and fork; moded of a native hut from America; granite pillar; funerary urn; Indian flute; Indian pouches; belt; cloak; war club; sacrificing cups; shields; bows; arrows; pistols; boots; shoes; fan; cloth; fishing tackle; snow shoes; standard; facsimile; lachrymatories; urn; iron ring; torture implement; Greek coins; coins; battle axe; idol; lamps. | Subjects: | Agriculture Metalwork World Culture Numismatics Jewellery Costumes and Textiles Lighting Decorative and Applied Art Fine Art Ceramics Trades an Fishing Sculpture Industry and Commerce Domestic Life Weapons and Accessories Archaeology Coins | Temporal: | 1200 BC - 1912 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Address: | King's College,
AB24 3FX | Identifier: | ABDUA:CLD83 | Relation: | ABDUA:CLD00 | Go to resource |
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