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Saturday 20th March 2010

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The Burns 250 Collection - £5000

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.

£5000 items (Currency conversion should be used as a guide only)


(click image to expand it) Souter Johnie's Handguard Souter Johnie' was the drinking companion of 'Tam o' Shanter'. The character was based on an acquaintance of the Poet, John Davidson (1728-1806). This leather hand guard belonged to Davidson. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Nursing Chair of Agnes Burnes The Poet's mother, Agnes Burnes, used the nursing chair in the cottage where she would have nursed her children. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, Belfast Edition, 1787 This is a copy of Burns's poems that were pirated in Belfast. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, Philadelphia Edition, 1788 This is one of the earliest American editions of Burns's poems. Suggestive of the presence of the Scots in the new United States of America and the spread of Burns's fame across the Atlantic. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) First Edition of Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, Edinburgh Edition The 3,000 copies of his first Edinburgh edition, of which this is one, sold rapidly and he was popular in Edinburgh Society. The book has become quite rare. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Painting of Burns Festival 1844 This painting by an unknown artist depicts the 1844 Burns Festival procession, which started in Ayr, then passed over the new and old brigs o' Doon and entered the festival site at Burns Monument. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Longcase Clock Which belonged to Burns Youngest Sister, Isabella Burns Begg This handsome late eighteenth century mahogany clock, formed part of the furnishings of Burns's last home in Dumfries. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Manuscript of The Rights of Women - spoken by Miss Fontenelle on her benefit night 'The Rights of Woman' was sent by Burns to Mrs Graham of Fintry on 5th January 1793 with a note appended at the end of the poem. Burns wrote the lines as a prologue to be spoken by the actress Miss Fontenelle on her benefit night on November 26th 1792. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) China Punch Bowl Burns used this pretty punch bowl at his brother Gilbert's wedding. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Manuscript of Burns to Thomas Orr This manuscript of a letter to Thomas Orr of Kirkosald is one of the earliest letters of Burns to have survived. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Manuscript of 'The Briggs of Ayr' This manuscript in the poet's hand is based on a conversation between two bridges in Ayr. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Buttons of brown and white stone (Agate), silver mounted These buttons belonged to Burns and are the type used on waistcoats. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price
(click image to expand it) Cairngorm Brooch This broach belonged to the poet. While living in Dumfries in the latter part of his short life Burns became a member of the local army unit the `Dumfries Volunteers` and was an active participant at its meetings. The Dumfries Volunteers presented this broach to him. To make a donation for the conservation of this item, please contact the Burns 250 Team (details above) £5,000.00 $7,507.50 $7,634.00 Price

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