Royal Coat of Arms
AssociatedAssociated with
Davidson & Kay
(Aberdeen, Scotland, founded c.1834)
Date1884
Object NameCoat of Arms
Mediumplaster, metal
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
Dimensions61 x 59.5cm
AcquisitionThe George Shepherd Pharmaceutical Collection.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS078404
Keywords
The business benefitted from Royal custom from 1857 onwards when the Duchess of Kent, mother of Queen Victoria, was a customer. The firm was granted the Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria in 1884, whose medicine was taken to the station and placed in charge of a guard before being taken by horseback from Ballater to Balmoral. The firm served 5 generations of the Royal family in all and also dispensed for the Czar of Russia.
Davidson & Kay
