Engraving 'The Cotter's Saturday Night' by J.Rodgers
Key details
- Object number
- 3.8217
- Date
- 1840 to 1860
- On display
- No
- Maker
- Wright, John Massey
- Rogers, J.
- Object number
- 3.8217
- Date
- 1840 to 1860
- On display
- No
- Maker
- Wright, John Massey
- Rogers, J.
Description
A tinted engraving inspired by Burns' poem 'The Cotter's Saturday Night' and depicting the cotter reading the Bible to his family at night, around the table. Accompanied underneath by some verses from the poem. In ebonised wooden framed enriched with gilt.
Object information
Category
Measurements
- Depth: 1.2(cm)
- Height: 20.5(cm)
- Width: 29(cm)
Themes
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