THE REVD. ALEXANDER JOHN SCOTT, D.D. (1768-1840) Relics of The Reverend Alexander John Scott comprising: a portable font, pink marble, in fitted mahogany case with leather handle; a portable communion set, silver, marks ....., in red morocco fitted case; a leather collection pouch with brass fitting; a pair of metal rimmed spectacles in spectacle case; a portable pewter snuff box; an ivory paper knife, an ivory handled quill cutting knife and a miniature magnifying glass; a 12in. wooden rule; A silk Housewife trimmed with blue ribbon; a Navy issue glass Salts bottle; A collection of field dressings; a musket ball said to be from the battle of Trafalgar; a piece of rope said to have been 'taken from HMS Victory after storm'; a silhouette thought to be of Scott and a small collection of family photographs, including a daguerreotype in an envelope marked 'Miss Scott'; a red, white and blue ribbon badge; and a miniature decorative model of flowers in a vase, under glass dome on turned wood base; and a copy of The Times , London, Monday, 23 December 1805, broadsheet (485 x 325mm), with a notice on the Patriotic Fund (supported by Scott). Provenance: Scott sale, York, 1957, where purchased by Cedric Titler Esq., Guildford, by whom given to the present owner.
THE REVD. ALEXANDER JOHN SCOTT, D.D. (1768-1840) Relics of The Reverend Alexander John Scott comprising: a portable font, pink marble, in fitted mahogany case with leather handle; a portable communion set, silver, marks ....., in red morocco fitted case; a leather collection pouch with brass fitting; a pair of metal rimmed spectacles in spectacle case; a portable pewter snuff box; an ivory paper knife, an ivory handled quill cutting knife and a miniature magnifying glass; a 12in. wooden rule; A silk Housewife trimmed with blue ribbon; a Navy issue glass Salts bottle; A collection of field dressings; a musket ball said to be from the battle of Trafalgar; a piece of rope said to have been 'taken from HMS Victory after storm'; a silhouette thought to be of Scott and a small collection of family photographs, including a daguerreotype in an envelope marked 'Miss Scott'; a red, white and blue ribbon badge; and a miniature decorative model of flowers in a vase, under glass dome on turned wood base; and a copy of The Times , London, Monday, 23 December 1805, broadsheet (485 x 325mm), with a notice on the Patriotic Fund (supported by Scott). Provenance: Scott sale, York, 1957, where purchased by Cedric Titler Esq., Guildford, by whom given to the present owner.
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