Framed Toothpick inscribed with Robert Burns's initials
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Key details
- Object number
- 3.t152
- Date
- 1770 to 1799
- On display
- Yes
- Object number
- 3.t152
- Date
- 1770 to 1799
- On display
- Yes
Description
Toothpick inscribed with Robert Burns's initials.
Framed with a letter from James Richmond, addressed 39 High Street, Ayr, explaining where it came from. Ebonised wooden frame with glass front. Robert’s good friend and confidant John Richmond gave him this toothpick as a gift.
Object information
Acquisition
2008
Category
Measurements
- Depth: 1.4(cm)
- Height: 18.4(cm)
- Width: 14.8(cm)