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GEORGE III SCOTTISH SILVER QUAICH

Taylor & Hamilton, Glasgow, c1780

 

George III Inscribed Scottish Silver Quaich, Taylor & Hamilton, Glasgow, c1780 

 

Of conventional form, the deep round bowl raised on splayed foot sided by shaped lugs with undulating scroll and dot engraved border, each bearing an engraved inscription :

The gift of John Tait to James Aitken

 

Marks :  4 marks, T&H twice, and Glasgow town mark twice (see below)

 

Condition : very good with minor nick to footrim; small invisible silver solder repairs to each handle joint;

without splits to the bowl

 

The quaich is a Scottish traditional "friendship" drinking vessel
Its probable origin was the Baltic region, where "mazers" (large drinking bowls) were built
in the staved manner from the medieval period.
Early quaichs were either carved from a single piece of wood, or made by  "feathering" together
about 12 or 13 alternating light and dark staves (as above). 
These were then held together by bands of willow or silver. 
Fine quaichs were also made of solid silver. 
These vessels generally had - and retain today -
two or three short projecting handles called "lugs", the best of the wooden lugs covered in silver. 

 

The quaich was likely introduced into the Scottish Highlands in the early 16th century,
but not in use in Edinburgh and Glasgow until the late 17th century. 
The name derives from the Gaelic word for cup - "Cuach" -

 pronounced like "qwaygh", and probably only properly spoken by a true Scotsman.

Its favored use was for whiskey (spelled 'whisky' in Scotland) or brandy. 

   

5-7/8” width across handles / 3.1 oz.

  

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George III Inscribed Scottish Silver Quaich, Taylor & Hamilton, Glasgow, c1780 

 

George III Inscribed Scottish Silver Quaich, Taylor & Hamilton, Glasgow, c1780 

 

George III Inscribed Scottish Silver Quaich, Taylor & Hamilton, Glasgow, c1780 

 

George III Inscribed Scottish Silver Quaich, Taylor & Hamilton, Glasgow, c1780 

 

 


 

Also See :

 

George III Scottish Silver-Mounted Wooden Quaich Scarce George III Scottish Provincial Silver Quaich Scottish Silver-Mounted 3-Lugged Wooden Quaich

George III Scottish Silver-Mounted Wooden Quaich,

18th Century

Scarce George III Scottish Provincial Silver Quaich

Charles Jamieson, Inverness, 1810

 

Scottish Silver-Mounted 3-Lugged

Wooden Quaich

Unmarked, 19th Century

 

 

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George III Inscribed Scottish Silver Quaich, Taylor & Hamilton, Glasgow, c1780