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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 of heart disease in Dumfries aged 37 years.
The seal is on display in the Burns Cottage Museum in Alloway. It was formerly in the possession of the great-granddaughter of the Poet Mrs. Martha Burns Thomas (1836-1906).
The seal cut into glass and hung on a silver chain in a presentation box was designed by Burns himself. This seal is referred to by the Poet in his letter to Alexander Cunningham on 3rd. March 1794 ' I lately lost a valuable Seal, a present from a departed friend, which vexes me much'. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1896-01-01 - 1896-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | The Poets Seal in presentation box | Go to resource |
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