Marriage Stone
Marriage Stone
Marriage Stone

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A marriage stone marking the union of Alexander Home to Jean Cromarty in 1723. It bears a coat of arms with shield and rampant lion with two stars above. Above the shield is a helmet with a star crest. Mantling at either side of shield, with ends having a knot and tassel. Home was a customs officer and the couple lived in Lerwick, Shetland.

Shetland Museum and Archives

Lerwick

Title

Marriage Stone

Date

c.1723

Medium

sandstone

Measurements

H 78 x W 51 x D 5 cm

Accession number

MIS 1993.335

Acquisition method

gift from Lerwick Town Council

Work type

Sculpture

Inscription description

TRUST IN GOD; ANN 1723 ALEXR:HOME JEAN CROMARTY

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