Quaich
Date1670 - 1680
Object NameQuaich
Mediumsilver and wood
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsHeight: 6.9 cm
Handle To Handle: 29cm
Maximum: 19.7cm
Handle To Handle: 29cm
Maximum: 19.7cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1976 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDAG001050
Keywords
The origin of quaiches in Scotland can be traced to the Highlands, and it was only at the end of the 17th century that they became popular in the large centres of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Exhibitions
18th Century
c.1890
Alexander & John Smith Ltd.
1937
