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August 2014

New Acquisition - A Silver-gilt statuette of the 13th Earl of Eglinton and his horse in their full Tournament armour.

New Acquisition - A Silver-gilt statuette of the 13th Earl of Eglinton and his horse in their full Tournament armour.

The Dick Institute

27 Aug 2014


In July 2014 East Ayrshire Leisure Trust, on behalf of East Ayrshire Council, acquired one of the most important remaining artefacts relating to the Eglinton Tournament of 1839 - a silver-gilt statuette of the 13th Earl of Eglinton and his horse in their full Tournament armour.

The statue, and a selection of watercolours and shields, will be on public display at the Dick Institute (South Museum) from Thursday 28th August (Tue – Sat 11am – 5pm) to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of the Eglinton Tournament.

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