Centrepiece, with view of Walter Scott Monument, Edinburgh

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This glass centre-piece was made in around 1870, possibly at Bathgate Glassworks in West Lothian. It is engraved with a view of the Walter Scott Monument in Edinburgh. The engraving was probably done by an Italian or Bohemian employee of the glassworks.

After Walter Scott's death in 1832, a public subscription was raised to build an appropriate monument for the 'Wizard of the North'. Designed by George Meikle Kemp, it was built in Princes Street in Edinburgh between 1840 and 1846.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-459-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1977.163
• Date: Around 1870
  c. 1870
  
• Material: Glass, with engraved view
  Centrepiece
  
• Dimensions: 311 mm H x 103 mm W x 56 mm D
  
• What: Centrepiece
  
• Subject: Glass
  
• Who: George Gray (Owner)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh (Scott Monument)
  Scotland, West Lothian, Bathgate (Bathgate Glassworks)
  
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• Description: Glass centrepiece engraved with a view of the Scott Monument: Scottish, probably made at Bathgate Glassworks, engraved either by an Italian or Bohemian employee, c. 1870
  
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