Celtic Design BowlGroam House Museum This brightly painted wooden bowl shows the philosophy of George Bain who was central to the revival of Celtic art during the early twentieth century. George Bain (1881 – 1968) was an artist and educator born in Scrabster...
Leather HandbagGroam House Museum This Celtic-design handbag was used by Jessie Bain, the wife of artist George Bain, although it is not certain who made it. The initials ‘JB’ and the date ‘1937’ are embossed inside. George Bain (1881 –...
The Rosemarkie Stone Groam House Museum This Pictish stone gives us important information about people from the period 1000 to 1500 year ago. Many such large stones have been found across the north half of Scotland. The name Picts, meaning painted people, was given to...
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...
