Skull Cast of Robert Burns
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Skull Cast of Robert Burns
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Published 2018-07-25T09:24:44+00:00
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Robert Burns' body was exhumed from the family mausoleum in St Michael's churchyard in Dumfries in 1834 so his widow Jean Armour could be buried with him. This gave the phrenologists an opportunity to cast his skull. Today, Robert Burns is regarded as Scotland's National Poet.
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Date published | 25/07/2018 |
Complexity | Medium |
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Title | Skull Cast of Robert Burns |
Date | After 1796 |
Dimension | Lifesize |
Accession | Anatomical Museum 5052 |
Medium | Plaster |
Credit | Anatomical Museum, University of Edinburgh |
Artist | Unknown artist |
Place | Anatomical Museum Edinburgh |
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