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Box containing 4 Davie Glen painted miniatures

Accession Number

1010.2012.1

Object Name

Box containing 4 Davie Glen painted miniatures

Created

26/09/2012

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

26/09/2012

Brief Description

Four hand painted miniatures in frames

Materials

wood, plastic

Dimensions

6.5(l) x 6(w) cms

Number Of Objects

4

Maker

Davie Glen

Object Production Place

Tealing

Provenance

Fabulous, is the best way to describe these lovely little pieces of Scottish mountaineering history. Hand painted by Davie Glen - of which you can learn more in our archive section -in the 1960's and 70's, these lovely little miniatures were destined for the tourist market as Davie tried to earn himself a few bob to survive. How many he made and how many were sold, we've no idea, but the ones here in the collection were kept by Davie's niece ,Mina, when he died in 1978 and subsequently donated to us in 2012.
Davie's artistic ability is open to some debate, but his knowledge of Scottish mountains and painstaking dedication to the task is without question. An excellent addition to the Davie Glen archive and to our Mountain Heritage Collection.

Acquisition Date

26/09/2012

Condition Check Date

26/09/2012

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

26/09/2012

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