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Box for set of dueling pistols

Key details

Object number
3.8557.3c
Date
1780 to 1790
On display
Yes
Maker
Wilson

Description

Box for a pair of dueling pistols given by Robert Burns to his physician Dr. William Maxwell. Box for pistols.

Object information

Acquisition

December 1977

Category

Measurements

  • Depth: 25(cm)
  • Height: 12.5(cm)
  • Width: 47.3(cm)

Themes

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