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Presentation Quaich

Artist (Inverness, Scotland, active 1813 - 1857)
Datec. 1820
Object NameQuaich
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsHeight: 2.8 cm, Diameter: 6.9 cm
Handle To Handle: 10.8cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1984 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDAG001363
More About Me
The shallow bowl of this ‘Quaich’, the cup of friendship, is inspired by the scallop shells from which whisky used to be drunk. Who do you think had a dram together from this one?
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