What: Iron fetters Where: The National Museums of Scotland Sources: National Museums of Scotland spreadsheetAccession number: A.L.367.14Description: Iron fetters: Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, from the state prison at MagdalaAcquisition source: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
What: Wooden stand for shell Where: The National Museums of Scotland Sources: National Museums of Scotland spreadsheetAccession number: A.L.367.12 ADescription: Wooden stand for shell: Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Magdala, manufactured by King Theodore’sEuropean workmenAcquisition source: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
What: Spherical cast iron shell Where: The National Museums of Scotland Sources: National Museums of Scotland spreadsheetAccession number: A.L.367.12Description: Spherical shell of cast iron: Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Magdala, manufactured by King Theodore’s European workmenAcquisition source: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
What: Whip with wooden handle Where: The National Museums of Scotland Sources: National Museums of Scotland spreadsheetAccession number: A.L.367.10Description: Whip or geraf with wooden handle and long coiled leather lash, used for thrashing prisoners to death: Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, picked up in the state prison at MagdalaAcquisition source: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
What: A sacramental spoon Where: Unknown Description: An ornate spoon with depiction of crucifixion on the handle sketched by William Simpson, an artist and correspondent for the Illustrated London News. on Britain’s Abyssinian Expedition in 1868. A note on the page reads: “Sacramental Spoon from Magdalla, 20th April 1868” Sources: Page 23 of one of two sketchbooks […]
What: A processional cross Where: Unknown Description: One of three processional “Abyssinian crosses” sketched by William Simpson, an artist and correspondent for the Illustrated London News. on Britain’s Abyssinian Expedition in 1868. A note on the page reads: “Abyssinian Crosses sent by W.S.A. Lochhart to his father at Carluke, Scotland” Sources: Page 59 of one of two […]