Snuff-box made from an oak rafter from Alloway Auld Kirk
Key details
- Object number
- 3.4527
- Date
- 1800 to 1899
- On display
- No
- Object number
- 3.4527
- Date
- 1800 to 1899
- On display
- No
Description
The snuff box is made from an oak rafter from the ruined Kirk Alloway which features in Burns` celebrated comic tale of `Tam O`Shanter`.
The setting of Alloway Kirk is only half a mile from the Poet's birthplace. The snuff box has silver inscribed plate which indicates has inscribed the name H. Molyneux, Lancaster.
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Measurements
- Depth: 5.7(cm)
- Height: 3(cm)
- Width: 8.5(cm)