Taxidermy StoatGrantown Museum Taxidermy is the practice of preserving and mounting animal skins in lifelike postures and was very fashionable with Victorian collectors. This taxidermy specimen would have been of interest because it shows the stoat in ermine – in...
Cromdale BroochGrantown Museum This outstanding example of a ring brooch dates from the 1600s and was found locally at Cromdale. Women’s shawls or ‘arisaids’, either plain white, striped or sometimes tartan, would be fastened at the breast with a ring brooch. These...
Teacup and SaucerGrantown Museum This ordinary-looking cup and saucer came from the Girl’s Club in Grantown-on-Spey, established during World War Two. The club’s original purpose was to knit blankets and warm items for troops at the Front, although it must also...
Abacus Grantown Museum Content warning. Some visitors may find this object upsetting. It is not surprising that many children did not enjoy maths at times in the past. This large abacus would have been used to help children learn to count. But this is not any ordinary...
