Drawings Cup from Dunvegan Castle
Object number
LDSAL2020.42.8
Artist/Designer/Maker
MacLeod, Norman - Attributed to
Production date
1792
Material
paper
pen
Wash
ink
pen
Wash
ink
Technique
Drawing
Dimensions
Height: 448mm
Width: 340mm
Width: 340mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
This cup has been very long in the Family of MacLeod who are descended from the Danish or Norwegian Vice Roys of the Isle of Man. A Tradition says that it was presented to a Macleod, by an Irish prince whom he had assisted in War. Its name is Niroil Gloindu. The first a proper name; the last signifies black kneed, which probably refers to the four black legs on which it stands. ...July eighth 1792 Norman Macleod.
Presented to the Society of Antiquaries of London By Robt: Riddell
Presented to the Society of Antiquaries of London By Robt: Riddell
Inscription content
Archæologia Vol. XXII. p 408.
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.
