Toddy ladle made of horn, with round bowl and long handle
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Key details
- Object number
- 3.5504
- Date
- 1770 to 1796
- On display
- Yes
- Object number
- 3.5504
- Date
- 1770 to 1796
- On display
- Yes
Description
Toddy ladle made of horn, with round bowl and long handle. It is said to have been used by Robert Burns.
The horn toddy ladle was said to have been used by Burns when dining in Nanse Tinnock's Inn, Mauchline. It was built in 1712 is still extant, but not as an inn. Nance Tinnock told Robert Chambers 'that Robert Burns.. had never taken three half mutchkins in her house in all her life.'
Object information
Acquisition
4 October 1892
Category
Material
Measurements
- Depth: 2(cm)
- Height: 36(cm)
- Width: 8(cm)
Themes
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