Wooden walking cane belonging to Robert Burns
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Key details
- Object number
- 3.4574
- Date
- 1770 to 1796
- On display
- Yes
- Object number
- 3.4574
- Date
- 1770 to 1796
- On display
- Yes
Description
Wooden walking cane, or 'Wangee Rod', belonging to Robert Burns. Metal cap, inscribed 'R. Burns, Poet'. Metal cap on tapered pointed end.
The 'Wangee Rod' which reportedly belonged to Burns is a form of walking stick. He mentioned a walking stick in a letter he wrote in November 1790 from Ellisland Farm, Dumfries to his friend Mrs. Dunlop. It reads '...I seized my gilt headed Wangee Rod, an instrument indispensably necessary, in my left hand..'
Object information
Acquisition
28 April 1928
Category
Material
Measurements
- Diameter: 2.5(cm)
- Height: 63(cm)
Themes
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