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Description: | Robert Burns (1759-96) Scotland's National Poet was born in a small thatched cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire, the son of a market gardener. In 1786 after the first publication of his poems Burns travelled to Edinburgh. In the capital he befriended a society lady Mrs. Agnes McLehose ('Clarinda').
The coffee cup on display in Burns Cottage Museum was presented by C.K Sharpe to Mrs. J. G. Craig in 1842. His signed attestation is on a slip attached to it.
The coffee cup on display was used by 'Clarinda', She was unable to further her relationship with Burns as she was still married, even though her husband had left her to go to Jamaica. Burns and 'Clarinda' corresponded, he being known to her as 'Sylvander'. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1780-01-01 - 1800-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Coffee Cup which belonged to 'Clarinda' | Go to resource |
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