Summary

Part of a silver brooch, part of the contents of a purse found in the wall of an old house in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, possibly 14th century

Accession Number

H.KO 30

Other references

Original description

[One of] Three brooches of silver, Cross, Chain, & mass of silver pennies of James I [A.KO 27 - 33], found in 1878 in purse hid in wall of old house in Dumfries.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

Not recorded

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Agent

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