Vanished Comforts: Setting the Context for Furniture and Furnishings in Scotland, 1500-1700, an AHRC-funded project involving National Museums Scotland and the University of Dundee, concluded in 2016. This symposium will present findings from that project alongside other new research relating to Scottish domestic interiors and material cultural exchange during the period. Speakers and papers:

Helen Wyld (National Museums Scotland): Tapestry at the Court of James V

Michael Pearce (National Museums Scotland): Lady Home in the Canongate

Aaron Allen (Edinburgh University): Craft and Kirk: Security, Status and Shelter for the Edinburgh Building Trades

Morvern French (Historic Environment Scotland): Drawing the Curtains at Kildrummy Castle

Starts 2pm. Tea/coffee around 4pm.

Seminar Room, National Museum of Scotland

Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1JF

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