Tea bowl

Description

Tea bowl 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

Museum reference

H.MEK 340

Object name

Tea bowl

Date

1770 - 1780

Materials

Porcelain

Physical description

White glazed porcelain

Associations

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

On display

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