Bede House, Old Aberdeen
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The Bede House in Old Aberdeen, Scotland, is a 17th-century Scottish town house. It was built in 1676 as a residence for Bailie William Logan and his wife Jean Moir of Stoneywood. During the late 18th
Bede House, Old Aberdeen, 1676
Beggar's badge
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Beggars' badges were identifying insignia worn by beggars beginning in the early fifteenth century in Great Britain and Ireland. They were physical badges or other markers, and they served two purpose
Old Aberdeen Beggar's Badge
Scottish beggar's badge from the nineteenth century issued to a William Bain in 1847. Notice the "Pass & Re-Pass inscription.
A Beggar's badge issued in Keith
Portion of A Peg-legged Beggar, with Donkey and Children by David Allan