Cushion Cover by Kay Matheson Gairloch Museum This delicate cushion cover was embroidered with a Celtic knotwork design by Kay Matheson. Matheson (1928 – 2013) was a well-known Scottish nationalist and Gaelic language lobbyist, born on the shores of Loch Ewe to a...
Egg Preserver Gairloch Museum This ordinary galvanised bucket had an important culinary use. With a wire basket and tongs, it was actually used for ‘water glassing’ eggs. Eggs would be submerged in a pickling lime solution. This solution is made by heating limestone...
Lace Wedding Dress Gairloch Museum This beautiful cotton lace wedding dress belonged to Jessie MacKenzie of North Erradale. It has very tiny stitching, delicate detail at the front, and pleating around the neck. It was handmade and machine-sewn. Jessie was a primary...
Iona Celtic Art Tea Cosy Groam House Museum This embroidered tea cosy is a highly-decorative functional object which has been embellished with a design featuring intertwined snakes and birds. It is believed to be the work of Euphemia Ritchie (1856 – 1941). Euphemia...
Medals Awarded to Janet Adams The Highlander’s Museum These medals were awarded to Janet Adams MBE, who served in the International Red Cross for over twenty years. The humanitarian organisation was founded to protect human life and alleviate suffering. She was...
