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Sword of MacGregor of MacGregor

Unknown artist, c. 1822

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

A basket-hilted highland dress sword which belonged to Brigadier Sir Gregor MacGregor of MacGregor. The hilt incorporates elements of an earlier sword, said to have been carved at the Battle of Culloden by a MacGregor ancestor. This sword is linked to the 1822 visit to Edinburgh of King George IV, the first by a reigning monarch of Scotland since 1651

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Title of artwork, date

Sword of MacGregor of MacGregor, c. 1822

Date supported

2002

Medium and material

Silver, steel & citrine

Dimensions

84.3 cm

Grant

10448

Total cost

20895

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