Souvenir mug

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This wooden mug is a souvenir of Stirling Castle. It dates from the 19th century.

The mug has an applied handle and an inscription, part of which reads 'BOUGHT IN THE DOUGLAS ROOM OF THE ROYAL PALACE OF STIRLING'.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-255-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEW 11
• Date: 19th century
  
• Material: Wood, yellow and light brown glued layers with green paper on base. Inscription: On one side: BOUGHT IN THE DOUGLAS-ROOM / OF THE / ROYAL PALACE OF STIRLING / "Ye towers within whose circuit dread / A Douglas by his Sovereign bled"
  Jug, souvenir
  
• Dimensions: 58 mm H; rim 51 mm D; base 43 mm D
  
• What: Jug, souvenir
  
• Subject: Nineteenth-century wooden souvenirs (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Douglas
  
• Where: Scotland, Stirlingshire, Stirling Castle, (Douglas Room)
  
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• Description: Varnished wooden souvenir mug with an applied handle and an inscription, part of which reads BOUGHT IN THE DOUGLAS-ROOM OF THE R
  
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