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Oak hall chair with double scroll back painted in gold with Burns's crest and motto

Key details

Object number
3.4524.f
Date
1770 to 1799
On display
No

Description

Oak hall chair with double scroll back painted in gold with Burns's crest and motto 'better a wee bush than nae bield'. Square rear legs, turned front legs. Each chair was donated to the Monument Committee in 1827 to furnish the interior chamber of the Monument erected in 1823.

Brass plate affixed to the back of the chair states 'From Alex West Hamilton Esq, Rozelle, 1827'.


Object information

Acquisition

1827

Material

Measurements

  • Depth: 46(cm)
  • Height: 85.5(cm)
  • Width: 40.2(cm)