Provenance Papers relating to 3 panes of glass inscribed with verses by Robert Burns from the Globe Tavern, Dumfries

Key details

Archive number: NTS/02/25/BRN/558
Alt. number: 3.6516
Date: 1901 to 1903
On display: No

Description

Papers relating to 3 panes of glass inscribed with verses by Robert Burns from the Globe Tavern, Dumfries.

With note of the dates of death of the purchasers and their heirs and that these panes were purchased prior to 1833; invoice from William Brown, antiquarian and bookseller in Edinburgh for the three panes, 1901; statement by Mrs John Stenhouse Brunton relating to the authenticity of the panes, 1901; invoice from William Brown for making oak frames for the 3 panes, 1901; correspondence between William Brown and W H Dunlop relating to the purchase of a letter from Robert Burns to Clarinda, 1901