Statuette

This is one of 82 wooden statuettes carved from Scottish oak and depicting the dress of Scottish regiments between 1633 and 1918. The statuettes were designed by Charles d'O. Pilkington Jackson and date from between 1930 and 1933. This one depicts the dress of a private of the 93rd (Sutherland) Highlanders around 1854.

Scottish Regiments - Eighty three designed wooden statuettes depicting the dress of Scottish regiments, c. 1640 - 1918, designed by Pilkington Jackson

The statuettes were produced for the opening of the Scottish United Services Museum in 1933. Made at a time when the names of these regiments were familiar to every Scot, the figures represent the military influence in Scotland at its highest point.

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Online ID:	000-180-000-206-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland M.1986.10
Date:	Between 1930 and 1933 c. 1930 - 1932
Material:	Wood
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Subject:	Sculpture
Who:	C. d'O. Pilkington Jackson (Sculptor) Scottish Regiments (British land forces)
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