The 18th-century writing desk, or slope, in the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum collection. It is purported to have belonged to the Rev William Auld, minister of the parish of Mauchline in Ayrshire, Scotland. Photo from Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. : A record of Burns' passion
The 18th-century writing desk, or slope, in the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum collection. It is purported to have belonged to the Rev William Auld, minister of the parish of Mauchline in Ayrshire, Scotland. Photo from Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. : A record of Burns' passion
Robert Burns. : A record of Burns' passion
Robert Burns. : A record of Burns' passion
A record of Burns' passion
Toitu curator Sean Brosnahan tells the story of a writing desk that claims a racy past.