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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 he composed a wealth of songs and poems. He died in Dumfries of heart disease aged only 37 years.
The stained glass window was made by Cottier and Company, London.
The stained glass window (one of a set of 2) is on view in the museum of the Poet's birthplace in Alloway. It shows Burns' head surrounded by thistles and daisies. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 01/01/1900 - 31/12/1918 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Stained Glass Window with portrait of Bu | Go to resource |
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