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Description: | Robert Burns (1759-96) Scotland's National Poet composed hundreds of songs and poems his greatest being arguably the tale of 'Tam O'Shanter'. The eponymous hero is described setting out from the Ayr public house on his fateful journey to Alloway.
The cup is on display in the museum at Burns Cottage, Alloway, birthplace of the Poet.
The stirrup cup was used by frequenters of Tam O'Shanter's Inn, Ayr which was the public house based his poem on. It is 3 inches deep x 3 inches in diameter, made of wooden staves, bound together by willow wand; with 2 square projecting handles. Two engraved inscriptions in metal have been added. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1750-01-01 - 1799-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Stirrup-Cup (or Caup) used in Tam O'Shan | Go to resource |
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