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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 Burns composed a wealth of songs and poems. The farmer poet died in Dumfries aged 37 years.
The mirror is on display in Burns Cottage Museum in Alloway.
The shaving mirror which belonged to the Poet is made of wood and has a sliding cover attached. It is part of a set which also includes a razor (BMT266.01). | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1780-01-01 - 1796-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Shaving Mirror which belonged to the Poe | Go to resource |
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