Replica of the chair used by Mr William Burnes
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Key details
- Object number
- 3.4567
- Date
- 1993
- On display
- No
- Object number
- 3.4567
- Date
- 1993
- On display
- No
Description
A replica of the chair used by Mr William Burnes, father of the poet. Rectangular top rail, waved underneath and tapered rectangular splat. Wooden seat painted with Burns verses:
"The Mother, wi' her
needle and her sheers
Gars auld claes look
amainst as weel's the new".
Object information
Acquisition
1993
Category
Material
Measurements
- Depth: 46.4(cm)
- Height: 76(cm)
- Width: 55.5(cm)