Montrose
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 11 objects about the town of Montrose, in Angus, Scotland which reflect the wider Scottish history collection categories of Scottish government and nobility and Scottish rural life. These objects represent the Marquis, Duke and Duchess of Montrose, and the town’s government and economy and industries through communion ware, trade tokens and photographs. The collection dates from the 17th to 20th centuries. Examples of objects representing Scottish nobility are portraits of the Duke, Duchess and Marquis of Montrose, a sword and communion cups bearing the heraldic arms of the Duchess in 1697. The town itself is represented by communion and trade tokens as well as photographs of its fishing fleet which represent Scottish government and rural life industrial history.
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