Hardwood longbow with 6 foot 8 inch span
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Key details
- Object number
- 3.4553
- On display
- No
- Object number
- 3.4553
- On display
- No
Description
This hardwood longbow is said to have belonged to Robert Burns
but the provenance statement is ambiguous. It is possible that it could have been used for hunting small game on the farm.
Burns is known to have been admitted to the Royal Company of Archers the sovereign's ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland early in 1792, but whether he would have possessed a rudimentary long bow, is ambiguous.
Object information
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Measurements
- Depth: 2.5(cm)
- Height: 203(cm)
- Width: 4(cm)