Gardemeles Museum: March 2025

Thursday, 6 March 2025

Ceremonial Brooch

fishing net trimming - from the sea

diamond earring - from Sanday Recycling Centre

tartan scrap - found at Stove

Made by Brendan Colvert for the opening of Jonathan Michael Ray's exhibition FIELD WORKS at

Bo Lee and Workman 14th March - 3rd May which includes two groupings of objects from Gardemeles Museum; Land and Sea

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Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Work Boots

John Scott's Work Boots

with horse shoe boot heels

found in his workshop at Stove

Pocket Watch

belonging to john Scott, 2.5" across

found at Stove

Pitch Pot

Pitch Pot and Stick

the stick with remnants of tar encrusted bristles, the tin 11" high

found in John Scott's workshop at Stove

John Scott used one of the former stable buildings at Stove as his workshop. This home made pitch pot, with string wrapped around the handle would have been used to heat and melt pitch which was used as a sealant against the wild Orkney weather.

Sewing Machine

early c20th, Singer New Family series

violin-base, hand crank, acanthus pattern

found at stove

belonging to Helen Scott, probably acquired in her youth during her time as a seamstress

Tangle of Thread

found in Helen Scott's bedroom at Stove

Model of Stove House

8" high, cardboard, wallpaper, matchboxes, sellotape,

the details drawn in Biro

made by Helen Scott

found at Stove

Helen Scott was born nearby in 1901 at South Myre and came to Stove as a servant aged 14. After leaving in a state of malnourishment and working as a seamstress sewing men's suits at an island shop she returned and lived with her husband John as crofters in half of Stove House until her death in 1993. their entrance was by the door on the far left of the model and opened straight onto one of her flower gardens.