Pin, cravat, reverse
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Cravat pin which belonged to Robert Burns, reverse
- Introduction:
- This stylish cravat pin is made from a polished agate pebble which Robert Burns discovered at Braemar during his short tour of the Highlands in 1787. On his return to Edinburgh he had it set into this cravat pin by a goldsmith.
- Image Rights Holder:
- Dumfries & Galloway Museums Service
- Ref:
- DUMFM:1936.2.21.A
- Project:
- 39:Robert Burns in Dumfries and Galloway
- Material:
- Stone, agate; metal, gold
- Dimensions:
- Height: 26 mm, width: 31 mm
- What:
- Pin, cravat, reverse
- Subject:
- This valuable memento of the poet was given to Mrs. William Smith in 1825 by his widow, Jean Armour Burns. By that time relics of Burns were treasured and preserved.
- Who:
- Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) (found the pebble on a trip to Braemar)
- Jean Armour Burns (1765 - 1834) (given by her to Mrs William Smith (1825))
- Mrs. William Smith (given to her by Jean Armour Burns (1825})
- When:
- 1787
- Where:
- Robert Burns Centre, Dumfries & Galloway
- Background:
- This valuable memento of the poet was given to Mrs. William Smith in 1825 by his widow, Jean Armour Burns. By that time relics of Burns were treasured and preserved.
- Description:
- Burns spent time in Edinburgh in 1787 following the success of the first edition of his work, published in Kilmarnock. He was acclaimed as a poet and was welcomed in Edinburgh Society. The 3,000 copies of his first Edinburgh edition sold rapidly.
