Paisley
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 780 objects about the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland which correspond to art, decorative art, industry and transport. About 100 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 67 objects of which the collection for Paisley’s churches is the largest. Also represented is monarchy, local government and radical politics. There are also 47 topographic art objects representing places and properties in Paisley and its surrounding area. The city’s economy is represented by approximately 6 objects relating to banks, trade tokens and weights and measures. About 36 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 13 objects representing theatre, press coverage, music and publications. Scottish Rural life industries are represented by 1 object. The collection dates mostly from the 18th to the late 19th centuries.
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