mill mystery

Patrick Syme, Landscape with stream and mill (c.1810) National Gallery of Scotland

Why am I showing you this delightful watercolour by Scottish artist and colour theorist, Patrick Syme?

Dunglass mill, Copath
John Harden, mill on the water of Leith (c.1810)
Kilmorack mill, 1895

Why am I obsessed with eighteenth and nineteenth century Scottish watermills generally?

James Valentine, mill on the Clunie near Braemar (1870s)
James Valentine, Mill on the Dochart, near Killin (1870s)
John Muir Wood, unknown Scottish watermill (1860s gelatine)

. . . and grain mills in particular?

Fay Godwin, The Mill of Auchindoun (c.1950)
do you see the rather game and jolly miller sitting on the upper window ledge in the far right of this photograph of an unknown Scottish watermill?

The mill mystery will be revealed next week!

All mill images © National Gallery of Scotland


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12 responses to “mill mystery”

  1. F A Owens Avatar

    Hi Kate,
    I am involved with a project to recreate a 3 ply gansey wool that was used in Sheringham, Norfolk for its ganseys. This project is being done by Sheringham Museum. Sheringham was unique in using 3 ply not 5ply wool.
    Laidlaws of Keith and Rothiemay may have produced it .Do you have any info on this mill
    from your studies?
    Many thanks
    Frankie

  2. Why are you showing us these pictures? Because they’re gorgeous, that’s why! I never have a doubt when I open your posts, Kate, that I will be seeing something beautiful. Your eye (and Tom’s) are infallible!

  3. Oh, is it the personal project you talked about a couple of months ago?

  4. Those paintings are So beautiful. Lots of hard work going on in those……

  5. Pamela Gross Avatar
    Pamela Gross

    I live watermills and anything Scottish so thank you for the wonderful images

  6. You are such a teaser!

  7. Great photos and paintings. Can’t wait for the “reveal”. Sue

  8. aussie8ed14d05c8b Avatar
    aussie8ed14d05c8b

    Lovely photos and very interesting. Waiting for next week.

  9. Looking forward to it!

  10. A teaser for sure!

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