Aitken Dott & Son

Aitken Dott & Son was founded by Aitken Dott (1815-92) as carvers, gilders and framemakers in 1842. Aitken’s son Peter McOmish Dott (1856-1934) went on to develop the Edinburgh firm into a fine art dealers called ‘The Scottish Gallery’ which opened in 1897. It was continued by George Proudfoot (1873-1943) and subsequent others and is now the oldest commercial gallery still trading in Scotland.

They were renown for providing bespoke frames and other artists supplies for both artists and galleries across Scotland including William McTaggart (e.g. The Lobster Fishers, 1899) and E. A. Walton (The Ford, 1912 and Self-Portrait c.1918-22).