Quaich

Description

Silver quaich on collet foot with two down-turned engraved lug handles and circular body engraved with stave and withie lines, alternate panels filled with engraved tulips and roses: Scottish, probably by Matthew Colquhoun, Ayr, c. 1685

Museum reference

K.2005.345

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Quaich

Production information

Colquhoun, Matthew, 1685 (fl.), Silversmith
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1685

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Circular body on collet foot with two down turned 'lug' handles; body engraved with stave and 'withie' lines, with alternate panels filled with engraved tulips and roses; the handles engraved with foliate borders and the initials 'M*F / I*C'; marked (four times)

Exhibitions

• Silver: Made in Scotland (25 Jan 2008 - 27 Apr 2008)
  National Museum of Scotland

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Dr Cecil and Mary Gibson Bequest Fund