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Saturday 20th March 2010

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The Burns 250 Collection - £20000

The Burns 250 Collection allows you to make a donation in memory of a loved one or as a gift. Your donation will pay for the conservation and care of your chosen item. The collection items on this page are still available and each item has a photograph and description to help with your choice.

Once you have identified an item you would like to conserve, please contact our Burns 250 Team who will be happy to arrange for your donation to be processed. A member of the team will arrange for your exclusive certificate, museum recognition and, where appropriate, your museum opening invitation.

We can also accept your payment online. Simply click the donate now button on this page and follow the steps to pay by credit or debit card. A member of the Burns 250 Team will then contact you to arrange for your chosen item, exclusive certificate, museum recognition and, where appropriate, your museum opening invitation.

Burns 250 Team:
Email Burns250@nts.org.uk or tel: UK 0844 493 2113, US: 617 227 7500, Other International: +44 (0)131 278 0424.

US donors should contact the NTS USA in order to donate and be eligible for a tax deduction.

£20000 items (Currency conversion should be used as a guide only)


(click image to expand it) Burns's Umbrella An interesting fashion accessory owned by the poet. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Bust Of Burns By Patrick Park Park attended the 1844 Burns Festival in Alloway and was inspired by the Burns Monument. This bust makes Burns appear as a Roman Emperor. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Silhouette of Clarinda This silhouette, made in ivory, is a profile of Burns's 'Clarinda', or Mrs Agnes McLehose. It is the work of the renowned John Miers. Burns became very friendly with 'Clarinda', whose husband had left her to go to Jamaica. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Burns's chest of drawers This beautiful mahogany chest of drawers belonged to Robert Burns when he lived the final years of his life in Dumfries To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Burns Bookcase This large wooden press was used by Robert Burns as a bookcase. The poet was an avid reader and even set up a library during his later life in Dumfriesshire. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Scots Musical Museum, Vol 1-4 Burns's own copy of a publication he co-edited with James Johnston. The Museum recorded traditional songs from across Scotland, which were in danger of disappearing. This copy has many notes inscribed by the poet, including, his 'preferred version' of Auld Lang Syne. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Pair of Wine Glasses given by Robert Burns to Clarinda Burns gifted these glasses to his lover Clarinda; their delicacy and number symbolise the relationship they shared To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Milking Stool This simple little milking stool is said to have belonged to the Burns family while farming at Mossgiel, Mauchline. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Oak Chair made from Wilson's printing press This ornate chair was carved from the wood that had formerly been part of the printing press at John Wilson's printing works in Kilmarnock on which the first volume of Burns' poems were printed in 1786. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Burns's wooden mazer This wooden drinking vessel (mazer) with cover attached was used and owned by Robert Burns. It bears his initials and thistle emblems. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Burns's cittern (or guitar) Beautiful instrument owned by the poet To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Cast of the skull of Robert Burns The cast was taken when the poet's grave was opened in 1834 to receive the body of his widow in 1834. A phrenological study was written which sought to determine Burn's true abilities and character. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Tweedie friezes of Tam o' Shanter These expertly carved scenes from Tam o'Shanter are made in relief from limewood and are by the Northumbrian woodsmith Thomas Tweedie, c1860. They perfectly capture the spirit and atmosphere of the poem To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Manuscript, 'Epitaph on my Father' Poignant tribute, in the poet's own hand, to his father on his death in 1784. The epitaph was inscribed on his father's tombstone in the graveyard of Kirk Alloway. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Certificate of good character of Agnes Brown (mother of the Poet) and of her Children Fascinating early reference issued by the parish council of the good moral conduct of the poet's mother. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Silhouette of Burns by George Bruce This silhouette by Bruce is a fine snapshot of the poet's features aged 28. Pre-photography, having one's profile drawn was the most accurate way of capturing the physical features. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Painting, The Holy Fair by Alexander Carse This painting depicts the scene from Burns' poem "The Holy Fair" written in 1785. The Holy Fair took place each August and lasted several days attracting large numbers of communicants from several local parishes. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Robert Burns standing portrait after Nasmyth This full-length portrait of Robert Burns is a copy of the famous painting by Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840). Nasmyth initially produced a pencil sketch of the Poet standing, wrapped in thought while on a visit with him to Roslin near Edinburgh. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Painting, Robert Burns bust portrait after Nasmyth This bust portrait is a copy in oils of Robert Burns by Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840), which he painted from life in Edinburgh in 1787. The original hangs in the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh to whom it was bequeathed by his son William Nichol Burns in 1872 To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Jean Armour bracelet Bracelet containing a fragment of the hair of the poet's wife To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Jean Armour's Gold Brooch set with seven stones Beautiful piece of jewellery owned by the poet's wife, Jean. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) The poet's dipping rods Burns used these measuring rods, in his occupation of Exciseman, to gauge the volume of malted beer and whisky. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Tam O' Shanter Statue Original statue of Tam o' Shanter in sandstone by James Thom, 1828. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Souter Johnie Statue Original statue of Souter Johnie in sandstone by James Thom, 1828. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Painting: The Betrothal of Burns and Highland Mary by Midwood This powerful painting in oils by W.H. Midwood, 1864, depicts Robert Burns and "Highland Mary" on the banks of the river Ayr in 1786. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Manuscript, 'Ay Waukin O' Original handwritten manuscript of the well-known love song by Burns To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £20,000.00 $30,036.00 $30,540.00 Price

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