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Description: | Robert Burns (1759-96) Scotland's National Poet was born in Alloway, Ayrshire the son of a market gardener who feued 7 acres locally. During a short period the farmer poet composed a wealth of songs and poems. He died of heart disease in Dumfries aged only 37 years.
The mutchkin is on display in Burns Cottage, Alloway.
The half mutchin pewter measure is a small tankard with lid (circa 1750) is said to have been used by the Poet in the Globe Tavern, Dumfries. Made by Deacon of Edinburgh. One mutchkin was equal to 4 gills. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1720-01-01 - 1740-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Half Mutchkin Pewter Measure with Poet's | Go to resource |
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