Inverness
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 111 objects about the city of Inverness, Invernesshire, Scotland which correspond to art, decorative art, industry and transport. About 35 are relevant to the Scottish history collection and its categories of Scottish government, economy, literature and Scottish rural life. Scottish government is represented through approximately 26 objects of which the collection for Inverness’s churches is the largest. This collection also represents monarchy, local government and radical politics. There are also 29 topographic art objects representing places and properties in Inverness and its county. The city’s economy is represented by approximately 8 objects relating to banks and trade tokens. About 27 objects also correlate to local businesses and industries which are also recorded as being decorative art, technology and industry collections. Scottish literature and music are represented by 5 objects representing theatre, press coverage of the city, music and Glasgow’s own Invernesshire Society. Scottish Rural life industries are represented by 4 objects relating to farming, housing and tourism. The collection dates from from the 18th to the late 19th centuries.
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