Sgeul Celtic Design Tote Bag

Tote bag featuring the design for the front cover of John Francis Campbell’s Sgeulachdan Gaidhealach, Popular Tales of the West Highlands, published in 4 volumes in Edinburgh,1860-1862. 

In 1859, folklorist John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885) began to collect Scottish Gaelic folktales which at that time were almost unknown beyond the Highlands. He worked with a team of helpers who travelled across the western Highlands and Islands of Scotland meeting with storytellers and gathering folktales. 

The John Francis Campbell archive is held in the National Library of Scotland’s collections. 

The image, which features on one side of the bag, was designed by Campbell himself. 

100% organic cotton canvas.   

Width: 37 cm approx  

Height: 41 cm approx