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- Magnetite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; OXIDE
- Brief description:
- Two small black and shiny magnetite crystals. Weakly magnetic. Striated faces and reletively hard, with a hardness of ~5.5
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; OXIDE
- Object number:
- GE11829
- Object production date:
- Date - latest:
- 1849
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1bee0464-fdaa-3928-a67c-ce9b66317763
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- Title:
- Serpentine
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Brief description:
- Serpentine, with a silky lustre and a fibrous habit. Colour is pale green to black and the specimen has a hardness of ~3.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12150
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e8b2f4a0-e923-3e2a-8c7b-83577acbe6ef
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- Title:
- The Heart of the Empire, May 6, 1935
- Object name(s):
- print
lithograph; artwork
- Brief description:
- Lithograph print of the coronation of George VI, based on oil painting by Frank O Salisbury, gifted to University of St Andrews, by the artist.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- Frank Salisbury
To St Andrews University
J 3662
- Material:
- WOOD
glass
- Object name:
- print
lithograph; artwork
- Object number:
- HC495
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1935
- Object production person:
- Salisbury, Frank, O, (1874 - 1962)
- Responsible department/section:
- HC:C0, Heritage Collection
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c0704c76-416e-3d6c-a245-ae5028cab581
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c0704c76-416e-3d6c-a245-ae5028cab581, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Benjamin Franklin on St Andrews links
- Object name(s):
- Art Collection
20th Century Art
Narrative Works; oil painting
- Brief description:
- Benjamin Franklin was awarded an honorary LL.D. by the University of St Andrews in 1759. He visited St Andrews later that year. Though it is not recorded that he spend any time on the links, the artist imagines the scene that might have taken place if h
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- A. Forbes '88
C ALBERT J. FORBES 1988
- Material:
- oil and pencil on cardboard
- Object name:
- Art Collection
20th Century Art
Narrative Works; oil painting
- Object number:
- HC1999.34
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1988
- Date - latest:
- 1988
- Object production person:
- Forbes, Albert, J.
- Responsible department/section:
- HC:C0, Heritage Collection
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6ebc74f1-728b-3532-8b6a-a919b39ed6bb
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6ebc74f1-728b-3532-8b6a-a919b39ed6bb, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- metal trunk
- Object name(s):
- Miscellaneous material
- Brief description:
- blue metal trunk with leather handle. Two hasp locks and lock with key.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- THE VICE CHANCELLOR / UNIVERSITY OF St ANDREWS
VICE CHANCELLORS BOX
J. Steven Watson, / Principal and Vice-Chancellor, / University of St. Andrews, / c/o The Malta Hilton, / MALTA, G., C..
R.W. Forsyth Ltd / Glasgow. Edinburgh
- Material:
- metal
leather
- Object name:
- Miscellaneous material
- Object number:
- HC906
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1900
- Date - latest:
- 1950
- Object production person:
- R.W. Forsyth Ltd
- Responsible department/section:
- HC:C0, Heritage Collection
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2224a4b9-18e9-349c-9572-84a50adb70c0
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2224a4b9-18e9-349c-9572-84a50adb70c0, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Assorted documents relating to Mrs Gladys McCara Franklin
- Object name(s):
- Miscellaneous material; Documents
- Brief description:
- 1.
Information booklet from the University of St Andrews- The L.L.A. Examintation, Diploma, and Title for Women, 1930.
Examintation papers for the University of St Andrews L.L.A. :
- Education (1927)
- Geography (1928)
- History (1929)
- Logic (1931)
2.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Material:
- paper
velum
- Object name:
- Miscellaneous material; Documents
- Object number:
- HC2016.17(7)
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1909
- Date - latest:
- 1933
- Responsible department/section:
- HC:C0, Heritage Collection
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/19892469-10c1-37d4-9ceb-995740183fec
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/19892469-10c1-37d4-9ceb-995740183fec, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Bottle marked poison
- Object name(s):
- chemical glassware; chemical bottle
- Brief description:
- Thin green bottle with cork stopper. Labelled.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- H. MILES LEITH.M.P.S.
DISPENSING CHEMIST
Mercury
POISON
14 BELL STREET. ST ANDREWS.
POISON
- Material:
- Glass
Cork
Mercury
Paper
- Object name:
- chemical glassware; chemical bottle
- Object number:
- CH90
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1890
- Date - latest:
- 1940
- Object production person:
- unknown
- Responsible department/section:
- CH:C41, Chemistry Collection, University of St Andrews
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/54b51bab-b286-3d4d-af7d-1e3e86baee52
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/54b51bab-b286-3d4d-af7d-1e3e86baee52, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Antimony
- Object name(s):
- GEOLOGY
mineralogical
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; SULPHIDE
- Brief description:
- Antimony with a metallic lustre and tin colour on a block of quartz, some small mm scale pyrite is also associated.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 372
- Object name:
- GEOLOGY
mineralogical
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; SULPHIDE
- Object number:
- GE11722
- Object production date:
- Date - latest:
- 1849
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3341885f-2171-3ada-9a10-c712a394cdd2
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3341885f-2171-3ada-9a10-c712a394cdd2, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Nodule from Coal Formation
- Object name(s):
- Sedimentary Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; ROCK
- Brief description:
- Cut and polished half of a nodule from coal formation with pyrite in the centre.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 716
- Object name:
- Sedimentary Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; ROCK
- Object number:
- GE11707
- Object production date:
- Date - latest:
- 1849
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9d274ddd-c644-3f28-867a-6f465c0a2a73
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- Title:
- Branching stalactite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Brief description:
- A white stalactite, with a radius of ~0.5cm. Reacts strongly with HCl. Formed as a concretionary mass. Stalactite branches then rejoins nearby formations
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Object number:
- GE11948
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4c5e8bb3-a769-376e-8ed8-56243bb168a0
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Galena
- Object name(s):
- GEOLOGY
mineralogical
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; SULPHIDE
- Brief description:
- Metallic and dull galena, with transparent to white vitreous crystals of calcite. Calcite crystals up to 2cm and mainly trigonal in habit.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- GEOLOGY
mineralogical
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; SULPHIDE
- Object number:
- GE11730
- Object production date:
- Date - latest:
- 1849
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/836ae755-0731-3fcb-b195-7f7b6c2954e1
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Prismatic calcite crystal
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Brief description:
- Prismatic crystals of calcite, rhombohedral and white to transparent. Crystals are ~2cm in length. Brisk reaction with HCl.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Object number:
- GE11973
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b64092a3-87a8-3153-970a-2bb810bbdce8
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Cobalite
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Sulphides
- Brief description:
- Small <1cm crystals of cobalite. Pseudo-isometric crystals steel-grey in colour often with a violet to purple tinge. Hard ~5.5, heavy with a perfect cleavage.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- COBALITE
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Sulphides
- Object number:
- GE12444
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/059e68f9-f218-3936-8597-88ecf974ca73
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Lapis Lazuli
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; CARBONATE
- Brief description:
- Sub-Vitreous and greasy in appearance. Crystalline with blue to green areas of colour. Opaque and inconsistent fractures across its surface.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 160
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; CARBONATE
- Object number:
- GE11888
- Object production date:
- Date - latest:
- 1849
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fdd7bf6c-cbdd-361f-bf10-2f0afca0a336
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fdd7bf6c-cbdd-361f-bf10-2f0afca0a336, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- White Stalactite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Brief description:
- Large white stalactite. ~22cm in length with a radius of ~3cm. Reacts strongly with HCl. Stalactite is somewhat ribbed every 2cm.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Object number:
- GE11878
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/384a1be7-63ab-36a0-bd9b-c8a66b046d9d
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Prehnite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Brief description:
- Greenish-white crystals of orthorombic prehnite. Hard ~6 with a vitreous lustre and white streak. Dissolves with difficulty in HCl leaving behind gelantinous silica residue.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12351
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5e6f105a-c1f2-35a2-99fa-f4c87c6964cb
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- Title:
- Aventurine Cabachon
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Brief description:
- Cabachon of aventurine, cut into an oval. Aventurine is a turquise green colour and is transleucent. Some cracks and flaws are visible.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12112
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/31b75a7a-e1fc-381e-83b4-f32129bde579
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/31b75a7a-e1fc-381e-83b4-f32129bde579, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Amphibole
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Brief description:
- Ferro-hornblende with a dull lustre to vitreous on exposed crystal faces. Dark green to black in colour, with a similarly coloured streak. Hardness of ~5.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 108
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12170
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0ad28645-287b-3568-af80-2fc953cd4964
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0ad28645-287b-3568-af80-2fc953cd4964, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- The Six Centuries Mace
- Brief description:
- The mace is sterling silver with rose gold details. The head is an acorn shape, and has an enamel and gold St Andrews Cross motif at the top of the head and carries the arms of the University and those of Pope Francis, chased and engraved in gold. The sha
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- From the Scottish Catholic Church in the Pontificate of Pope Francis to the University of St Andrews in celebration of its six centuries. St Andrews Day 2014
- Material:
- sterling silver
rose gold
enamel
Gold
- Object number:
- HC1183
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 2014
- Date - latest:
- 2014
- Object production person:
- Hamilton & Inches
HUNT, Jon
- Responsible department/section:
- HC:C0, Heritage Collection
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/42e9dea6-fc03-3190-ba32-d3ad8d021965
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/42e9dea6-fc03-3190-ba32-d3ad8d021965, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Portrait of Sir Kenneth Dover
- Object name(s):
- Art Collection
20th Century Art
Portraits
Scottish Artists; oil painting
- Brief description:
- Sir Kenneth Dover was Chancellor of the University of St Andrews, 1981-2005.
Portrait commissioned by the University on the retirement of Sir Kenneth Dover. Sir Kenneth is pictured standing in College Hall, St Mary's College.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- C. DUNBAR
Sir Kenneth Dover D.Litt, LL.D, FRSE, FBA / Chancellor of the University of St Andrews 1981-2005 / Painted by Colin Dunbar
- Material:
- oil on canvas
- Object name:
- Art Collection
20th Century Art
Portraits
Scottish Artists; oil painting
- Object number:
- HC2005.18
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 2005
- Date - latest:
- 2005
- Object production person:
- DUNBAR, Colin
- Responsible department/section:
- HC:C0, Heritage Collection
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7049f012-c39a-3f94-a040-76f2fc720675
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7049f012-c39a-3f94-a040-76f2fc720675, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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