Practise book board, 'A MAN SHOULD NEVER BE ASHAMED TO OWN HE HAS BEEN IN THE WRONG, WHICH IS BUT SAYING WITH OTHER WORDS THAT HE IS WISER TODAY THAN HE WAS YESTERDAY / JONATHAN SWIFT', one of nine, made by J.I. Dodds of Edinburgh, c. 1938

Jewel box with a hemispherical lid of silver, partly gold plated and decorated with marine invertebrates, fitted into an outer carrying case (1991.440 B): Scottish, Edinburgh by John Creed, 6 April 1983

Young man or youth's doublet of leather with a suede finish, heavily padded and lined in dark green silk: probably German, about 1610

One of a pair of women's shoes of dark brown suede leather, with heels and bows of lizard skin, leather soles and insoles, insole printed with 'SOROSIS/Super-Step', handwritten sequence of numbers on inside of shoe, by Saxone with the brand name Sorosis: British, c. 1940

One of a pair of women's shoes of dark brown suede leather, with heels and bows of lizard skin, leather soles and insoles, insole printed with 'SOROSIS/Super-Step', handwritten sequence of numbers on inside of shoe, by Saxone with the brand name Sorosis: British, c. 1940

Sarcophagus I#3, blown clear glass form, two sections glued together, one section with internal bubble, the other section with internal bubble filled with dried leaves, wrapped in the middle with grey suede tied with black raffia: Netherlands, Amsterdam, Elizabeth Swinburne, 1983

Passive prosthetic left hand, hard moulded plastic with pink leather and suede forearm with zip running up thumb side, fingers cosmetic, thumb moves via internal spring, part of the research and education collections of the Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre, Edinburgh, by RSL Steeper Ltd, Rochester, Kent, 1988

One of a pair of women's high heeled ankle boots of calf leather and dyed pale pink mink fur, heel-less shape with horseshoe inserted into the platform sole, left foot, from the Autumn / Winter collection for the Paris Catwalk: British, designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, 2012

One of a pair of women's high heeled ankle boots of calf leather and dyed pale pink mink fur, heel-less shape with horseshoe inserted into the platform sole, right foot, from the Autumn / Winter collection for the Paris Catwalk: British, designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, 2012

One of a pair of men's shoes in cream leather printed in black and grey with a floral design and laminated to a patent finish (K.2015.164.1&2), lined with dark brown leather and suede, fastening with dark brown round laces, insole with fabric 'Paul Smith' label, sole impressed with 'Paul Smith / Made in Italy / 9', purchased for wear by donor 2008-2010: Designed and retailed by Paul Smith, British, c. 2010