The House in Dumfries in which Burns Died
This carte de visite style card is from a series of drawings used on W & A Smiths mauchline ware boxes. The drawing is of Burns House and part of Burns Street, Dumfries. There is also a newspaper cutting on the reverse giving an account of Burns' last years.
W & A Smith of Mauchline, Ayrshire developed the manufacture of transfer printed treen, or wooden ware which became highly popular as gifts and souvenirs. Later, they used photographs instead of transfers.
Object no :
DMDO031a, DMDO031b
Collection :
Creator :
Andrew Smith
Place of Production :
Mauchline, Ayrshire
Dimensions :
length 105mm, width 63mm
Materials :
paper, card
Location :
NA
Accession number :
DUMFM:1983.67.27
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council