What Clay can Say
Robert Burns
Potters in England illustrated scenes from Robert Burns’ popular poems, such as the Tale of Tam O’ Shanter, on jugs.
Robert Burns is a world-renowned poet that lived in Scotland during the 18th century. Burns’ poems commented on farm life and regional experience, class distinctions, and religious practices in Scotland. As a poet he wrote in the Scots language, as well as in English, reaching a broad audience in England. Robert Burns and his poems were popular during the mid 1800’s, and he is regarded as the National Poet of Scotland.
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Machin & Potts Robert Burns c. 1834 Drab stoneware 891.H22 |