Presentation Boat
Artist
Robert Bruce
(Edinburgh, Scotland)
Date1710
Object NameBoat
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: Length: 13.7 cm, Height: 3.3 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1990.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008744
About MeMade by the Edinburgh goldsmith Robert Bruce this silver boat was presented to John Shepherd, in recognition of the assistance Shepherd gave Bruce's son when shipwrecked four miles South of Aberdeen on 25 August 1710.Eric Hesketh Hubbard
Thomas Ross & Sons
late 19th-early 20th Century