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Depictions of the Greek fates and muses to either side of Agnes Burns and Robert Burns, in a wooden ebonised frame with gold painted lettering.

National Trust for Scotland, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Ayr

Title

Birth of Robert Burns*

Date

1830

Medium

plaster

Accession number

3.LI5

Acquisition method

presented by Mrs Andrew Balfour – Rostrevor – Bridge-of-Weir

Work type

Relief

Inscription description

inscribed: Presented by Mrs. Andrew Balfour - Rostrevor - Bridge-of-Weir; below inscribed: The Birth of Burns by James Fillans (1808–1852)

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National Trust for Scotland, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Murdoch's Lone, Alloway, Ayr, South Ayrshire KA7 4PQ Scotland

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