Glasgow’s Burrell Collection has closed its doors and is expected to reopen after a major redevelopment in 2020. Comprising more than 8,000 pieces, the collection, given to Glasgow by Sir William Burrell in 1944, is regarded as one of the greatest ever amassed by a single individual. Highlights from the collection include the stained-glass portrait of the Plantagenet Princess Cecily, a hawking set belonging to James VI and embroidered thickly with gold thread, the christening apron of Prince Charles Edward Stewart and the bedhead of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Items from his bequest will be on show during the renovation work at the city’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
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