Brass Blotter Designed by Iona Celtic ArtGroam House Museum This is an example of a functional object which has been embellished with highly-decorative design, in keeping with the ethos of the Arts and Crafts movement. Blotters were used to accompany ink pens. When...
Crescent Hair Slide by Alexander RitchieGroam House Museum This unusual Celtic-inspired crescent hair slide sheds light on the Iona Celtic Art movement, an important creative industry. During the first half of the twentieth century, the island of Iona was the home of...
Prioress Anna BroochGroam House Museum This circular brooch sheds light on the Iona Celtic Art movement, an important creative industry. The inspiration for the movement came from Alexander (Alec) and Euphemia Ritchie who moved to the island following their marriage...
Snuff Box Belonging to James FowlerGroam House Museum This snuff box is beautifully engraved with a message from the grateful East Ross Volunteers. Snuff was a very popular form of powdered tobacco and the snuff box, with its elaborate script, would have made an...
Photograph of Hotel in RosemarkieGroam House Museum This photograph shows a Victorian-built hotel in Rosemarkie on the Black Isle during its heyday in the 1920s. The Hawkhill Hotel, later known as the Marine Hotel, benefitted from Rosemarkie’s popularity as a tourist...
