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Boswell's Court, Castlehill with original doorway
Jackman, S. G., 1968, Photograph
Boswell's Court, Castlehill with original doorway
Boswell's Court, Castlehill with original doorway
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2282
Title
Boswell's Court, Castlehill with original doorway from Gordon House
Description
Within an ogee arch is a stone carving of a crown which makes up part of the doorway of the Duke of Gordon's house in the Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. To the side a woman looks upwards.
Artist / maker
Jackman, S. G.
Date
1968
Size
22.9 x 15.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Boswell's Court was named after Dr Boswell, a resident in the late eighteenth century, whose nephew James Boswell was Samuel Johnson's biographer.
Castlehill is the section of the Royal Mile running from Castle Esplanade to the Lawnmarket in Edinburgh.
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