Glazed and mirrored frame containing Burn's wax seal, made for Burns Centenary
Key details
- Object number
- 3.8433
- Date
- 1859
- On display
- No
- Object number
- 3.8433
- Date
- 1859
- On display
- No
Description
Burns Centenary commemorative glazed and mirrored frame enclosing an impression of the Poet's wax seal in red.
The seal referred to in the letter of Robert Burns to Alexander Cunningham dated 3rd March, 1794.
This was marked as taken from Burns' Seal, but impression does not match seal listed elsewhere in the collection.
Object information
Category
Measurements
- Depth: 1.2(cm)
- Height: 17.2(cm)
- Width: 11(cm)
Themes
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