I'm Thine at Ane-and-Twenty, Tam.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 9/16 x 7 15/16in. (19.2 x 20.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 8in. (27.3 x 20.3cm)

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Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA young man and a young woman stand speaking beneath an open leaded casement window. He wears a Scottish cap with a plaid brim, a jacket, vest, shirt, tie, and a plaid, fringed tartan. She wears a dress with a lace-trimmed bodice, a plaid skirt, and a plaid shawl. She wears flowers in her hair, including a rose and bluebells. A house is in the right background; a tree and shrubs are in the left background.

Object number1995.182.17

InscribedRecto: Lithographed title beneath image: "I'M THINE AT ANE-AND-TWENTY, TAM. / They snool me sair & haud me down, / And gar me look like bluntie, Tam! / But three short years will soon wheel roun' / And then comes ane-and-twenty, Tam. / They'll hae me wed a wealthy coof, / Tho' I mysel' hae plenty, Tam; / But hear'st thou, laddie there's my loof_ / I'm thine at ane and twenty, Tam. / Burns Songs."

Verso: Inscribed in pencil, upper right: "#465/500"; lower right: "Dwr 10"; old and new accession numbers inscribed in pencil, upper center.NotesSubject Note: The son of a farmer, Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Scotland on 25 January 1759. Although poor, he read widely, and by 1781, had begun to write poetry. His Poems, chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, were an immediate success when they were published in 1786. He died at Dumfries, Scotland on 21 July 1796 at the age of 37.

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