Report on the Museums of Switzerland and North Italy, obtained under the Victoria Jubilee Gift of His Excellency Dr R H Gunning, F.S.A. Scot

Anderson, Joseph

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“…Anderson visited museums in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, North Italy and Switzerland (Anderson 1884(Anderson , 1890. During his visits, Anderson observed that the principal European museums followed similar display strategies to those found in the Antiquities Museum, which were only partially realised at the Royal Institution but more systematically applied at Queen Street.…”

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“…During his visits, Anderson observed that the principal European museums followed similar display strategies to those found in the Antiquities Museum, which were only partially realised at the Royal Institution but more systematically applied at Queen Street. European museums emphasised their respective nation's progress from pre historic to historic civilised society and exhibited objects that could illustrate different aspects of this story, combining evolutionary and nationalist ideas (Anderson 1884(Anderson , 1890Díaz-Andreu 2007: 377-8). Historic collections in European museums contained objects similar to those in the Antiquities Museum, such as arms and armour, ecclesiastical objects, personal adornments, architectural fragments and domestic items (Anderson 1884(Anderson , 1890.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…European museums emphasised their respective nation's progress from pre historic to historic civilised society and exhibited objects that could illustrate different aspects of this story, combining evolutionary and nationalist ideas (Anderson 1884(Anderson , 1890Díaz-Andreu 2007: 377-8). Historic collections in European museums contained objects similar to those in the Antiquities Museum, such as arms and armour, ecclesiastical objects, personal adornments, architectural fragments and domestic items (Anderson 1884(Anderson , 1890. In like fashion, they arranged their collections by material categories to represent their nation's cultural progress, rather than narrating key historic events or periods (Anderson 1884(Anderson , 1890.…”

Section: Comparing Museological Practices In Britain and Europementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Historic collections in European museums contained objects similar to those in the Antiquities Museum, such as arms and armour, ecclesiastical objects, personal adornments, architectural fragments and domestic items (Anderson 1884(Anderson , 1890. In like fashion, they arranged their collections by material categories to represent their nation's cultural progress, rather than narrating key historic events or periods (Anderson 1884(Anderson , 1890. Some prehistoric collections were exhibited in dedicated museums separated from historic collections, but Anderson criticised this practice, since it broke up historical sequences from pre history to the present (Anderson 1884: 40-1).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Joseph Anderson (1832–1916) and the Scottish historical collection in the Antiquities Museum, 1869 to 1892

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2022

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Joseph Anderson (1832–1916) was an influential figure within the history of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and Scottish archaeology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But while Anderson is best known for his contribution to the development of Scottish prehistoric and early medieval archaeology, there has been less focus on his role in expanding and studying the Society’s Scottish historical collection. This article considers the ways in which Scottish historical material culture was displayed in the Antiquities Museum and investigated by Anderson from 1869 until 1892, with arrangements in Scotland compared to other national museums in the British Isles and Europe. The Society’s archives and Anderson’s publications have been critically examined within this study to demonstrate that Anderson’s archaeological background influenced his approach to studying historic objects and contributed to his vision of a unified Scottish cultural history contextualised through international comparisons. This article also seeks to show how Anderson was in a privileged position as keeper of the museum for 43 years, allowing him to systematise and apply ideas and methodologies to the Scottish historical collection that had been developing within the Society both prior to and during his keepership.

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Section: Comparing Museological Practices In Britain and Europementioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Comparing Museological Practices In Britain and Europementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Comparing Museological Practices In Britain and Europementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Comparing Museological Practices In Britain and Europementioning

confidence: 99%

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Joseph Anderson (1832–1916) and the Scottish historical collection in the Antiquities Museum, 1869 to 1892

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The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and their Museum: Scotland’s National Collection and a National Discourse

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2010

Int J Histor Archaeol

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Founded in 1780, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland began immediately to form a museum that has survived remarkably intact within the National Museums of Scotland. Their initiative marked a significant point in the evolution of material culture studies between the "cabinet of curiosities" of the Renaissance and the large public museums of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. An exploration of the Society's work and ethos in its early years points to the emergence of a distinctive "Scottish History" of collections and a greater significance for the evidence of material culture than has been conventionally accorded it in conventional scholarly discourses.

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Report on the Museums of Switzerland and North Italy, obtained under the Victoria Jubilee Gift of His Excellency Dr R H Gunning, F.S.A. Scot

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Joseph Anderson (1832–1916) and the Scottish historical collection in the Antiquities Museum, 1869 to 1892

Joseph Anderson (1832–1916) and the Scottish historical collection in the Antiquities Museum, 1869 to 1892

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and their Museum: Scotland’s National Collection and a National Discourse

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