Aberdeen Kilt Pin
MakerAssociated with
Islay Spalding
(Dundee, Scotland, born 1983)
Date2018
Object NameKilt Pin
Mediumsterling silver, steel
ClassificationsJewellery
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 83 x 20 x 9 mm,
AcquisitionPurchased in 2023 with assistance from the Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Copyright© Islay Spalding
LocationOn Display - Gallery 19
Object numberABDMS095754.1
About MeIslay Spalding makes kilt pins influenced by traditional Scottish Highlandwear but with a contemporary edge.Aberdeen Kilt Pin is part of her Scottish Rivers series. The hammered base layer depicts the sea and the smooth top layer depicts the coastline with the Rivers Don and Dee, and the outline of Bennachie when turned on its side.
Exhibitions
Megan Falconer
1950s-1960s
1950s - 1960s
George Fennell Robson
1920s
1950-1959
