Glass plate with a portrait of Robert Burns

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This press-moulded glass plate is decorated with a bust of Robert Burns. It dates from the late 19th century. Mass-production meant that working-class people as well as the better off could afford mementoes of the bard.

Plate of press-moulded glass decorated with a bust of Robert Burns

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• Online ID: 000-100-002-435-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEN 209.399
• Date: Late 19th century
  
• Material: Glass. Inscription: Robert Burns
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• Dimensions: 48 mm H x 230 mm Dia (rim)
  
• What: Plate
  
• Subject: Glass, including wine bottles and bottle stamps (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Robert Burns
  
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