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From Mary of Guise's House, Blyth's Close, Edinburgh

Postcard of Lintel.
000-100-000-349-C
© National Museums Scotland

Lintel

This stone lintel comes from a niche in a house in Blyth's Close at Castle Hill in Edinburgh, which is thought to have been occupied by Mary of Guise between 1542 and 1554. The lintel dates from the late 15th century.

Aumbry lintel of stone, from Blyth's Close, Edinburgh

Mary of Guise (1515-1560) was the wife of James V and the mother of Mary Queen of Scots. She acted as Governor from 1554 but her pro-French policy resulted in rebellion by Protestant nobles in 1559.


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Online ID: 000-100-000-349-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KG 38
Date: Late 15th century
Material: Stone
Dimensions: 520 mm H x 660 mm L x 150 mm Th
What: Lintel, aumbry
Subject: Stone sculptures, carvings (NMAS Classification)
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Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh (Blyth's Close)
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