Saucer

Description

Saucer of white glazed porcelain in the shape of a shallow bowl, decorated with festoons of flowers, in use in the 1770s at the house of Macleod of Raasay when Boswell and Dr Johnson stayed there

Museum reference

H.MEK 343

Object name

Saucer

Date

1770 - 1780

Materials

Porcelain

Physical description

White glazed porcelain

Associations

Johnson, Samuel, Dr, 1709 - 1784
James Boswell
Macleod of Raasay

Exhibitions

• Wild and Majestic Romantic Visions of Scotland (28 Jun 2019 - 10 Nov 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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