Tankard

Description

Silver tankard by Colin Mackenzie, Edinburgh, 1709 - 1710, engraved on the body opposite the handle with the armorial of Macpherson Grant of Ballindalloch beneath the motto 'Ense Et Animo'

Museum reference

A.1953.172

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Tankard

Production information

Mckenzie, Colin, 1695 - 1761 (fl.), Silversmith
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1709 - 1710

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver

Associations

Assay master: Edward Penman
Previous owner: Macpherson Grant of Ballindalloch

Exhibitions

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

• The Lions' Roar: a dynamic exhibition of Scottish Silver (30 Sep 2004 - 20 Nov 2004)
  The Prague Jewellery Collection

References

Jackson, p. 544

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund