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Work box, with view of Robert Burns's home at Mossgeil, Ayrshire

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000-100-001-273-C
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Work box, with view of Robert Burns's home at Mossgeil, Ayrshire

This wooden work box bears an oil painting of Robert Burns's home at Mossgeil in Ayrshire. The box dates from the 19th century.

The wooden box has convex sides covered in black and green tartan. The painting of Mossgiel shows a cottage, cows and three figures.

19th-century wooden souvenirs, which were produced in vast quantities, often featured images of local views. They are a permanent record of the holiday journeys made in Scotland, and of the images which, for the holidaymakers, represented Scotland.


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Online ID: 000-100-001-273-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEW 85
Date: 19th century
Material: Wood
Dimensions: 135 mm H x 225 mm L x 175 mm W
What: Box, work
Subject: Nineteenth-century wooden souvenirs (NMAS Classification)
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Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Mossgiel
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Description: Wooden work box with the convex sides covered in black and green tartan, and with an oil painting of Mossgiel, showing a cottage, cows and three figures
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