Dainty Davie.

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 1/2 x 8 5/8in. (19.1 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 8 11/16in. (27.3 x 22.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA young man and a young woman stand in the woods. He wears a Scottish cap, a jacket, a vest, and a plaid tartan. She wears a dress with a separate bodice and striped shawl. Her arm rests on his shoulder. Trees, rocks, and a waterfall are in the background.

Object number1995.182.22

InscribedRecto: Lithographed title beneath image: "DAINTY DAVIE, / Meet me on the warlock knowe, / Dainty Davie dainty Davie; / There I'll spend the day wi' you, / My ain dear dainty Davie. / The crystal waters round us fa' / The merry birds are lovers a; / The scented breezes round us blaw, / A-wandering wi' my Davie. / 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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