James Cromar Watt

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DedicateeDedicated to James Cromar Watt (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1862 - 1940)

DescriptionJAMES CROMAR WATT 1862 - 1940 ARCHITECT, ENAMELLER, BOTANIST LIVED HERE

HistoryArchitect, Enameller and Botanist. Born in Aberdeen and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, he was articled to an Aberdeen architect’s firm and later awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects’ gold medal. He is remembered mainly as a jeweller who used gold granulation and foiled enamelling. Watt exhibited widely in Scotland and abroad and was awarded an honorary LLD from Aberdeen University in 1937.
Location Info71, Dee Street
NotesImage Attribution: watty62, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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