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Wigtown Martyrs commemorative sewing box
- Period:
- Victorian
- Date:
- 1860s
- Description:
Rectangular wooden sewing box. The lid is decorated with a floral pattern and an oval photograph of the Martyrs Monument at Wigtown.
The Monument was erected in 1858 and this is one of the many souvenirs produced at the time. It is a good example of mid Victorian "Mauchline Ware".
- Materials/Media:
- boxwood
- Dimensions:
- H:90mm
- Source:
- Wigtown County Buildings
- Accession Number:
- WIWMS 1990.205.1
- Digital Number:
- WIMW001a-c
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
(22 of 23 objects)
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