Dumbarton
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 384 objects about the town of Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland which correspond to history, natural history, art, decorative art, industry and transport. About 35 are relevant to the Scottish history collection and its categories of Scottish government, economy, rural life and literature. Scottish government is represented through approximately 24 objects of which the collection for Dumbarton’s churches is the largest. Also represented are objects representing local government and monarchy. There are also 77 topographic art objects representing Dumbarton and its surrounding area, with Dumbarton Castle featuring commonly. The town’s economy is represented by 2 objects which are a coin and a measure but another 26 representing the town’s businesses and industries recorded as transport, tools and equipment, glass, prints, social history and technology collections. Scottish literature and music are represented by 8 objects objects representing theatre, press coverage, music, a trophy warded for music and publications. Scottish rural life is representing by 1 object - a water stoup. The collection dates mostly from the 18th to the 20th centuries.
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