skip to main content
Language:
Search Limited to: Search Limited to: Resource type Show Results with: Show Results with: Search type Index

English Cittern, attributed to Burns

Digital Resources/Online E-Resources

Citations Cited by
  • Title:
    English Cittern, attributed to Burns
  • Subjects: poetry ; Robert Burns
  • Description: Provider: - Institution: - Data provided by Europeana Collections- Robert Burns (1759-96) Scotland's National Poet was born in a small thatched cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire the son of a market gardener who feued 7 acres locally. During a short period the farmer poet was to compose a wealth of songs and poems. He died in Dumfries of heart disease aged only 37 years. This cittern on display in Burns Cottage, Alloway was made by Grauckem and Hoffman in 1757. The English cittern which was attributed to have belonged to Robert Burns is a musical instrument which appears to look like a mandolin.- All metadata published by Europeana are available free of restriction under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. However, Europeana requests that you actively acknowledge and give attribution to all metadata sources including Europeana
  • Creation Date: 1757
  • Language: English
  • Source: Europeana Collections

Searching Remote Databases, Please Wait