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Plaster ceiling at Muchals Castle, Kincardineshire, c 1930

 Item — Box: Box 5 of 9
Identifier: Coll-1167/C/2/3/25

Scope and Contents

Gloss photographic print showing the interior and plasterwork ceiling of one of the principal drawing rooms which date from 1624. The ceilings consist of the heraldry of the Burnett of Leys family, relations and friends intermixed with biblical iconography. The overmantel of the Great Hall fireplace features the arms of King James VI flanked by Egyptian? figures.

Dates

  • Creation: c 1930

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

English

French

Hebrew

Latin

Dutch

Flemish

Full Extent

1 photographic print ; 11.5 x 15.5 cms

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair

Stock Check (2016-2020)

Located 2017

Processing Information

Listed 1991; Catalogued 2018

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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