STAFFORDSHIRE romantic couple under tree | VASE | 1800s | Robert Burns and Mary Campbell

This vase features Robert Burns (1759-1796) and Mary Campbell (1763-1786) and is a classic Staffordshire Pottery piece.

also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns,[a] was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a "light Scots dialect" of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest.

Mary Campbell, also known as Highland Mary, was the daughter of Archibald Campbell of Daling, a sailor in a revenue cutter, whose wife was Agnes Campbell of Achnamore or Auchamore. Mary was the eldest of a family of four. Robert Burns had an affair with her after he felt that he had been "deserted" by Jean Armour following her move to Paisley in March 1786. The brief affair started in April 1786, and the parting took place on 14 May of that year.

- Produced between 1830 and 1870
- Measures 11 1/2 inches tall.
- has some small chipping on Mary's hair as seen in the picture