Drawings Cup from Dunvegan Castle
Object number
LDSAL2020.42.7
Artist/Designer/Maker
Riddell, Robert - Attributed To
Production date
Circa 1794
Material
Paper
Pen
Ink
Pen
Ink
Technique
Handwriting
Writing (Processes)
Writing (Processes)
Dimensions
Height: 284mm
Width: 387mm
Width: 387mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Remarks on the Inscription on an ancient Cup belonging to the Family of MacLeod
The Four divisions on this sheet of paper are intended to represent the Four sides of the Cup which is of a Square form, it seems to have been calculated rather for religious rather than domestick [sic] uses. On the inside of each of the four corners towards the rim we see IHS
[Transcription and interpretation follows.]
The Four divisions on this sheet of paper are intended to represent the Four sides of the Cup which is of a Square form, it seems to have been calculated rather for religious rather than domestick [sic] uses. On the inside of each of the four corners towards the rim we see IHS
[Transcription and interpretation follows.]
Inscription content
Read S.A.L. April 18 1794
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References
Reference (free text)
Archaeologia 22 (1829): 407-409.
Illustration (Engraving), pl. XXXIII, opp. p. 408.
A full description of the cup by William Daniell, with his translation of the inscription.
