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Box containing 15 Davie Glen hand made pendants

Accession Number

1012.2012.1(a-o)

Object Name

Box containing 15 Davie Glen hand made pendants

Created

26/09/2012

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

26/09/2012

Brief Description

15 wooden hand made pendants on cord

Materials

wood, perspex,cord

Dimensions

Approx 6(l) x 5.5(w) cms

Number Of Objects

15

Inscription Description

60p on back of each and placenames

Maker

Davie Glen

Object Production Place

Tealing

Provenance

The critics will no doubt argue the artistic merit of these wee paintings though historicaly they take a special place in the progress of Scottish mountaineering. They speak volumes of the 1950's and 60's when Davie Glen painted them -a working class Scot trying to make a few pounds by selling these little icons to the mountaineering fraternity.
Davie's artistic talent may be be open to debate, though his knowledge of the Scottish mountains is without question, each scene having been painted from an original sketch, very often done on the actual mountain.
Davie's niece, Mina, donated them to our collection in 2012 for which we are very grateful. There's more info about Davie Glen in our archive section.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Davie Glen's niece, Mina

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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