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Description: | Robert Burns (1759-96) Scotland's National Poet was born in a small thatched cottage in Alloway the son of a market gardener who feued 7 acres locally. During a short period he composed a wealth of songs and poems. He died in Dumfries of heart disease at the early age of 37 years.
The snuff box with many other relics are on display in Burns Cottage Museum, Alloway.
The snuff box on display is circular with an illustration of Burns poems 'The Cotter's Saturday Night' on the lid. At the foot there is an inscription from the poem �� Wi' kindly welcome Jenny brings him ben'. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1800-01-01 - 1850-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Snuff-box (wood) with illustration of 'T | Go to resource |
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