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Glasgow’s most famous son was born 150 years ago. An exhibition takes us back to a time when the city was at the cutting edge of modernism | 1843 magazine
WHO knows how she felt, the 20-year-old Elizabeth Holms-Kerr, waltzing her way around the grand Glasgow Lord Provost’s Ball of 1892. Maybe she was entranced by the occasion, captivated by the elegant surroundings and esteemed company - or perhaps she and her sister Margaret felt a little in awe? However she was feeling, Elizabeth could not have imagined for a second that more than a century later, another Lord Provost would be parading through the city streets in a very special tribute to her…. Elizabeth’s stunning going-away dress following her marriage to John Deans Hope is one of the most popular items in the city’s European costume and textile collection.