Bute Mazer

Description

Bute or Bannatyne mazer, a deep circular bowl of bird's-eye maple wood with engraved silver rim, on a flared silver foot, the metal boss is decorated with a lion and six heraldic shields, Scotland, 1314 - 1327, rim and straps added during the 16th century

Museum reference

IL.2001.182.1.1

Object name

Mazer

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1314 - 1700

Materials

Maple, Silver, Silver, Enamel

Physical description

Maple wood; silver; silver gilt

Associations

Bute of Bannatyne
Robert the Bruce, 1274 - 1329

Exhibitions

• Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland (12 Aug 1982 - 26 Sep 1982)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

• 26 Treasures in the National Museum of Scotland (01 Dec 2011 - 29 Jan 2012)
  World Wide Web

References

Glenn, Virginia, Romanesque & Gothic: Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland, NMSE Publishing, Edinburgh, 2003

Caldwell, D.H. (ed). Angels Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982

Credit

On loan from The Bute Collection at Mount Stuart