Ceiling boss of painted wood

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This painted wooden ceiling boss is from Linlithgow Palace in West Lothian. It dates from around 1617.

The boss features a unicorn carrying a flag - an early version of the Union Jack.

The present Linlithgow Palace dates from 1425, initiated by James I. Both James V and Mary Queen of Scots were born here. In 1746, while pursuing the Jacobites north, British forces under the Duke of Cumberland set fire to the palace, leaving it a ruin.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-709-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KL 177
• Date: Around 1617
  
• Material: Wood
  Panel
  
• Dimensions: 530 mm H x 480 mm W x 55 mm D
  
• What: Panel
  
• Subject: Carved woodwork, painted ceilings (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Carved wooden panel of a unicorn with traces of original paintwork, said to be from Linlithgow Palace
  
• References:
  • Keay, J. & Keay J. (ed). Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: Collins, 1994 p 623-4 
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