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Description: | Robert Burns, the Scottish Poet, was born in Alloway, Ayrshire on 25th. January 1759. Robert who became a farmer left a legacy of songs, poems and letters to become Scotland's greatest poet. This fame led to many statues and memorials to his name around the world.
This carving is by Frank McNichol of Glamis and was executed in the early part of the 20th century. It is on view at the Burns Cottage Museum by kind permission of the Grant family of Blairgowrie.
This carved wooden mirror surround contains images of Burns Cottage, and scenes from the poems by Robert Burns, 'Ca' the yowes to the knowes', 'The lass o Ballochmyle', 'O, Willie brew'd a peck o' maut', 'Guidwife count the lawin', in five separate panels surrounding the central mirror. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1890-01-01 - 31/12/1920 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Carved wooden framed mirror containing f | Go to resource |
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