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Description: | These toddy ladles, one larger and the other smaller, belonged to Robert Burns. There is a tradition that the larger one was for serving men, the smaller one for serving women.
Toddy, or whisky diluted with warm water and sweetened with sugar, was commonly served in Scottish homes as it was thought to be good for the health as well as the spirits.
These were given to Mrs. Allan Rankine by Jean Armour Burns, the poet's widow, shortly after his death in 1796. Relics of Robert Burns and his household were treasured and preserved. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Dumfries & Galloway Council - Nithsdale Museums | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Toddy ladles which belonged to Robert Bu | Go to resource |
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