Earls
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 350 objects representing the noble title Earl, of which 60 represent 27 Scottish Earldoms (Aberdeen, Buchan, Bute, Crawford, Dundonald, Eglinton, Elgin, Galloway, Glasgow, Haddington, Home, Kellie, Kintore, Lauderdale, Lindsay, Linlithgow, Mansfield, Mar, March, Moray, Morton, Orkney, Perth, Rosebery, Rothes, Stair, Strathmore). There are further objects for British and European Earls. The collection generally categorised history, art and decorative art. The range of objects representing Scottish Earls varies from copies of representative medieval seals and later heraldic coats of arms to prints, portraits and photographs showing them in person. Some of these note their contributions to the government of Scotland and Britain either as Prime Ministers or in other positions of power. Noble patronage is also represented through civic events they attended and spoke at, political and financial archives, medals and awards, catalogues of collections, and depictions of properties. Most of the collection dates from the 17th and 20th centuries.
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