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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 who feued 7 acres locally. During a short period the farmer poet composed a wealth of songs and poems. He died in Dumfries of heart disease aged 37 years.
This object is on display at Burns Cottage Museum, Alloway.
This seal which belonged to Burns is fixed on the end of a silver pen and pencil holder, which however is not contemporary with it. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1786-01-01 - 1796-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Seal which belonged to Burns, fixed on e | Go to resource |
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