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Replica of the chair used by Mr William Burnes

Key details

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.
Shaw mair

Object information

Acquisition

1993

Material

Measurements

  • Depth: 46.4(cm)
  • Height: 76(cm)
  • Width: 55.5(cm)
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