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East Asia Collection

Among the other fascinating items in the McLean Museum is the East Asia collection; predominantly donated by Greenockian sugar merchant George R. MacDougall, the collection boasts a wide range of exhibits from Chinese fans to Japanese katanas and has been a great fixture of the museum since the 1800’s.

George R. MacDougall

Originally from Greenock, MacDougall’s involvement in the sugar trade eventually brought him to New York where he and a colleague set up a their business “Czarnikow, MacDougall & Co Ltd”.

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