Thanks! Yes there are many similarities. (I don't suppose the angel was painted from life!)
I was just thinking about the number of old sporrans in museums that have what I suppose we think of as the classic "Culloden" or 18th century look, leather body with curved or angular brass hinged opening top.
It's been ages but as I recall I saw these at multiple museums in Scotland.
Does a sporran like that show up in the iconography? I just went through the paintings I have and I don't see one quite like that.
There are a couple of similar shape but with fur fronts and silver tops.
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