Replica of the chair used by Mr William Burnes
Key details
- Object number
- 3.4567
- Date
- 1993
- On display
- Yes
- Object number
- 3.4567
- Date
- 1993
- On display
- Yes
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".
On short squared legs joined by square stretchers. Manufactured as part of Cottage refurbishment, 1993.
Object information
Acquisition
1993
Category
Material
Measurements
- Depth: 46.4(cm)
- Height: 76(cm)
- Width: 55.5(cm)