Collection Highlights
Balustrade from Federal Hall, New York
1788-1789
1884.3
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wooden box made from the bed of Robert Burns
Object name
Wooden box made from the bed of Robert Burns
Date
1800-1860
Medium
Wood, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Wooden (pine?) rectangular box with hinged lid and metal lining; top of box with black printed inscription: "Warranted/PART OF THE BED OF BURNS/on which he slept at/MOSGIEL"
Credit Line
Presented by Henry Owen
Object Number
INV.823
Marks
printed: on top: "Warranted/PART OF THE BED OF BURNS/on which he slept at/MOSGIEL"
stamped: inside top on metal lining: "DAVIDSON/WILSON & AMPHLET/MAUCHLINE"
Gallery Label
This box was made out of wood from the bed of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
