Coffee cup of white glazed porcelain, decorated with a black painted design, in use in the 1770s at the house of Macleod of Raasay when Boswell and Dr Johnson stayed there

Coffee cup of white glazed porcelain, decorated with a black painted design, in use in the 1770s at the house of Macleod of Raasay when Boswell and Dr Johnson stayed there

Coffee cup of white glazed porcelain, decorated with a black painted design, in use in the 1770s at the house of Macleod of Raasay when Boswell and Dr Johnson stayed there

Coffee cup of blue and white porcelain with river views and a gilt vine band: China, Qing dynasty, gilt in England, late 18th century

Porcelain coffee-cup painted in colours and gold, part of a tea service given to Jane Burke, wife of Edmund Burke, on his election as M.P. for Bristol: English, Bristol, by Richard Champion's porcelain factory, c. 1774 - 1775

Porcelain coffee-cup painted in colours and gold, part of a tea service given to Jane Burke, wife of Edmund Burke, on his election as M.P. for Bristol: English, Bristol, by Richard Champion's porcelain factory, c. 1774 - 1775

Porcelain coffee-cup painted in colours and gold, part of a tea service given to Jane Burke, wife of Edmund Burke, on his election as M.P. for Bristol: English, Bristol, by Richard Champion's porcelain factory, c. 1774 - 1775

Porcelain coffee-cup transfer-printed in black with 'L'Amour', after a French original, from a plate by Robert Hancock, showing a gallant on a garden seat beside a lady: English, Worcester, 1760s