| Object History Note | The object was included in the 'Rebels with a Cause' exhibition shown initially at Holyrood (Scottish Parliament), Oct 2010 - Jan 2011, then later at the New Library, University of Aberdeen, Nov 2011- Mar 2012 (opening exhibition). The exhibition featured items from Marischal Museum and Special Collections. |
| Caption | "Pin cushion inscribed with the names of those who died in the 1745 rebellion."
Author: Inglis,Jim & Curtis,Neil Date: 1990 Purpose: Encyclopaedia of the North-East
"The Jacobites were adherents of James VII of Scotland and his descendants, the Stuarts, believing that the British Throne should be theirs. The dispute divided many families and eventually led to defeat at the Battle of Culloden and the subsequent suppression of the Highlands by the Hanoverians. Many momentoes and Jacobite insignia were kept after this time by families. This is a satin pincushion upon which the names of those who died in the 1745 rebellion are printed. In the centre is inscribed 'MART FOR K & COU: 1746' around the Jacobite rose. The pincushion comes from Scotland."
Author: Feilden,Rosemary Date: 1999 Purpose: SCRAN |