M0001042: The clavie used in the Burning of the Clavie ceremony, Scotland
- Date:
- 11 August 1930
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/9/89
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Line drawing published in an unknown publication showing a clavie, a cut down barrel filled with tar and wood which is nailed to a pole, set alight and carried around as part of an ancient Scottish custom observed in January.
Publication/Creation
11 August 1930
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request