#National Museums of Scotland

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23 February 2024

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The Triassic period was the first period of the Mesozoic era and occurred between 251.9 million and 201.3 million years ago.

It followed the great mass extinction at the end of the Permian period and was a time when life outside of the oceans began to diversify.

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The "Mary, Queen of Scots" Casket from Paris, France dated to the Late 15th Century on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland

This fine silver-gilt casket is believed to have belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots of the Stuart royal family but has the crest of the Duke's of Hamilton engraved upon it. Made in Paris, it is a rare example of French late medieval/early renaissance silver work. This one in particular is alleged to have hold the papers and letters of Mary. Papers that were used to implicate her in the murder of her second husband Lord Darnley as well as an illicit relationship with Lord Bothwell.

Photographs taken by myself 2024

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Some years ago a lady brought to the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh a trout covered with a fine coat of white fur. It was pleasingly mounted on a wooden shield and was labelled as follows:

FUR BEARING TROUT Very Rare Caught while trolling in Lake Superior off Gros Cap, Near Sault Ste. Marie, district of Algoma. It is believed that the great depth and the extreme penetrating coldness of the water in which these fish live has caused them to grow their dense coat of (usually) white fur. Mounted by ROSS C. JOBE, Taxidermist of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Visiting the museum to find out more about her unique fish, the lady was told that it was undoubtedly a trout (either brown or brook) and that its fine white coat was undoubtedly from a rabbit, whereupon she immediately presented the fish to the museum. She had bought this fake in good faith which indicates that the idea of a fur-bearing trout did not seem outlandish to her.

―Stanley Peter Dance, Animal Fakes & Frauds, 1976

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Knitted Jacket

17th Century

Venice, Italy

National Museum of Scotland (Museum Reference: A.1973.28)

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the dead are all living // edinburgh, uk // june 2024 // ©

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Pink Organza Dress, ca. 1900-1903, French.

By House of Worth.

National Museums Scotland.

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Black & white glass plate negative of Lachlan MacAskill with a peat spade and his pet dog and kitten, above Laig Bay, Isle of Eigg with An Sgurr in the distance.

Photographed between 1910 and 1930, part of the MEM Donaldson Collection at the National Museum of Scotland.

- Source: Stories of Scotland Podcast

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When I went to see the Galloway Hoard exhibit in person, I copied the links from the three QR codes and sent them to my family. The general information was on the placards, but 3D models are cool on their own.

The Galloway hoard is a huge find, these items among others were deliberately buried in order to protect them- and then no one went back for them. For over a thousand years, the hoard lay undisturbed until it was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2014.

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Photographer - shy-girl04 : Edinburgh, 2009

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Queen Mary Harp - (National Museum, Edinburgh). The Queen Mary harp, (clarsach) dating from the 15th century or possibly before, is among the oldest surviving Celtic Harps in Scotland. The woodwork is richly decorated with scroll-work, geometric designs, and carvings of animals. According to a story associated with the harp, Mary Queen of Scots gave the instrument to a female ancestor (by marriage) of the Robertson family of Lude, in Perthshire. Another theory is that the harp previously belonged to an Ulster harp player who died in Scotland. The Celtic harp (clarsach), is believed to be the true and most ancient instrumental accompaniment of Gaelic song.

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Welcome to the news wrap-up, where I cover a wide variety of current affairs in the history, archaeology, and museum-related realms.

In this video, I discuss the Pokémon x Van Gogh exhibition, some great repatriation news, Mischief at the Mütter Museum, and more!!

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Sword from Westness, Scotland dated between 800 - 1000 on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland

This sword was buried with someone in Westness in Orkney which during the early medieval period was the Earldom of Orkney, a dependent territary of the Kingdom of Norway. The Viking settlers there intermarried with the local Scottish people forming a Hiberno-Norse identity which can be seen even to this day in the Orcadia language.

In regards to the burials, they were a mix of Scandinavian, Scottish, Christian and Pagan styles. The Scandinavian burials are often in boat shaped graves and had weapons such as this sword alongside the deceased.

Photographs taken by myself 2024

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National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. March 2015.

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Knitted Jacket

17th Century

Italy

National Museum of Scotland (Museum reference: A.1973.29)

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one face to himself // edinburgh, uk // june 2024 // ©