Dr Kissling's Suitcase
Dr Kissling's suitcase, Dumfries Museum,
2019
This is a photograph of Dr Kissling's open suitcase. Inside is a
jumble of papers, family photographs, and personal possessions. The
suitcase is old and worn and the handle is broken at one side.
This suitcase held the personal belongings that Dr Kissling had
with him when he died. The initials I.K. on the front suggest that
his mother Johanna may have brought it to Scotland from Germany
after the Second World War. It was brought to Dumfries Museum in
2018.
Although Dr Kissling had once been wealthy he died with very
little money and few possessions. In this suitcase were the things
that were most important to him. Many of the objects in this
exhibition were found inside the suitcase.
Dr Werner Kissling (1895-1988) was a German photographer and
ethnographer who spent most of his life documenting Scottish
crafts, architecture, and agricultural practices. He was associated
with Dumfries Museum from the mid-1950s until his death in
1988.
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DMMS044n
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Accession number :
DUMFM:2019.5.1
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council