Will Ye Go to the Indies, My Mary?

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): 8 1/4 x 8 3/8in. (21 x 21.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 5/8 x 17 3/8in. (32.1 x 44.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA young man and a young woman are seated on the ground outdoors. The man sits on the right and is wearing a plaid tartan, a kilt, what appears to be a military jacket, and a cap with three feathers. He appears to wear a sword or staff at his side. He has a slight beard. The woman wears a dress trimmed with lace and ribbons. She wears lace half gloves and a plaid shawl. Rocks, trees, and mountains are in the background.

Object number1946.11.21

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "WILL YE GO TO THE INDIES, MY MARY?" / I hae sworn by the heavens to my Mary, / I hae sworn to the heavens to be true; / And sae may the heavens forget me / When I forget my vow! / O plight me your faith, my Mary. / And plight me your lily-white hand; / O plight me your faith, my Mary, / Before I leave Scotia's strand. / Burns' Songs".
On verso, inscribed in pencil: upper right, "Print / Box 1 / #34"; lower right, "Dwr 10"; lower left, accession number.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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