This porcelain punchbowl was made in Canton, China for export to Europe in the early 1700s. The decoration shows a popular theme of English propaganda circulated during the 1745 Rebellion.
The cartoon depicts a Highlander in an unfavourable predicament. It is thought to cruelly mock the third Earl of Bute, a Scotsman who eventually became Prime Minister. The verse on the other side reads:
'Sauney's Mistake'
When first to the South Sly Sauney came forth
He was shewn to a place quite unknown in the North
That he is mistaken you soon will explore
Yet he scratches and s---s as no man did before