Saucer with a portrait of Robert Burns

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This ceramic saucer with a portrait of Robert Burns dates from the late 19th century. Burns's poetry was enormously popular and his image, as the 'National Bard', was produced on many types of everyday items.

The saucer's transfer-printed design features Burns' portrait set amongst thistles and roses. There is a purple band on the saucer's rim and a finer one inside and below it.

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• Online ID: 000-100-003-284-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 365
• Date: Late 19th century
  
• Material: Saucer
  
• Dimensions: 350 mm H x 145 mm D; 70 mm D (base)
  
• What: Saucer
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Robert Burns
  
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• Description: Glazed white saucer with a purple lustre band on the rim and a finer one inside and below it, and with a purple transfer-printed portrait of Robert Burns in the centre
  
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