Meerschaum pipe (ca. 1820)
Pipe formerly owned by W.B. McEwan, the first Dunedin City Librarian, and reputedly by Sir Walter Scott.
Case 23 - Realia
Snuff box, after 1818, with 1933 newspaper excerpt
Snuff box carved in commemoration of Scott’s popular 1818 novel The Heart of Midlothian.
Snuff box, after 1818
Detail of interior of snuff box carved in commemoration of Scott’s popular 1818 novel The Heart of Midlothian