Silk banner of the Turriff Shoemaker's Society

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This silk banner of the Turriff Shoemaker's Society in Aberdeenshire dates from the early 19th century.

The banner is made of three lengths of blue silk stitched together. The central shield features the Shoemakers' coat-of-arms of a crowned knife.

In the early 18th century, the trades societies protected member's rights, maintained quality and were involved in burgh government. In the 18th and 19th centuries, as industrialisation took over, the role of the trades societies became mainly ceremonial.

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• Online ID: 000-100-002-083-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.LF 24
• Date: Early 19th century
  
• Material: Silk, blue; silk, green-yellow; silk, cream; wood; linen, coarse; iron, gilded; cotton cord, braided; cotton, cream; wool, yellow. Inscription: Right hand top corner: a Union Jack / centre: arms showing a lady holding a slipper and gentleman holding a boo
  Banner
  
• Dimensions: 1300 mm H x 1800 mm W
  
• What: Banner
  
• Subject:
• Who: Maitland's Men's Shop, Turriff
  Turriff Shoemaker's Society (Owner)
  
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• Description: Banner of the Turriff Shoemaker's Society, made from three lengths of blue silk stitched together, with the right side fixed to a wooden roller which tapers to a gilded spear-head shaped finial
  
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