The Matter of Slavery at National Museums Scotland
Resource type
Book chapter
Creator (person)
Laurenson, Sarah
Date published
2023
Abstract
In the ‘Industry and Empire’ gallery of the National Museum of Scotland (NMS) in Edinburgh sits a gleaming cup of white porcelain, resting on its saucer. Text rendered in black lettering around the body of the cup reads: ‘and so it was that those long sea/journeys became yonder awa awa’. The cup is surrounded by other pieces of the tea set to which it belongs: two cups and saucers, a plate and teapot, each carrying a gilded ship motif (Figure 7.1). At first glance they sit comfortably beside other objects in the case – ceramics, silverware, coins and print material - all from the nineteenth century.
Book title
Scotland's Transnational Heritage: Legacies of Empire, Trade and Slavery
Editor
Bond, Emma
Morris, Michael
Pagination
104-119
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Place of publication
Edinburgh
eISSN
9.78147E+12
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Rights statement
In Copyright