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Description: | This pair of mahogany side tables date from the late 18th century and are part of the furnishings of the main bedroom in Robert Burns' last home in Burns Street, Dumfries.
They are typical of the style of furniture which his family would have owned. The bedroom was also furnished with a box bed and the small cast iron fireplace had a sandstone chimney piece. The floor was of wood, carpeted with rugs.
The tables are said to have been made from the ends of a dining table which belonged to Thomas White, a mathematics master at Dumfries Academy and a friend of Burns. They would often take breakfast together on Saturday mornings at this table. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Dumfries & Galloway Council - Nithsdale Museums | Temporal: | 1750-01-01 - 1800-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Pair of side tables from the Burns' hous | Go to resource |
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