The past in the present: what is civilisation? (1880)
Mitchell, Arthur, Sir, 1826-1909 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 33
and for a hundred years and more before that time, but which isnow rarely, if ever, worked by anyone. Dr. Balfour has given me five of thesesamplers—the work of five generations of ladies in one family. They areall dated at the time of working them ; but no one need consult the dates inorder to… … Fig. 12.—A Jcnockin stane from Shetland, more or less like that on whichthe Daviot woman was found sitting. This stone is used in the making of potbarley.
Archaeology · Civilization
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