Huntly Race Cup

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This silver thistle-shaped cup, known as the Huntly Race Cup, was made by William Scott in Banff around 1695.

The cup has a flaring rim and a central applied moulding. It has a double scroll strap handle and an applied collet foot.

The cup is an early surviving example from a group of prizes connected with the horse races promoted by the Dukes of Gordon of Huntly.

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• Online ID: 000-100-101-198-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1996.275
• Date: Around 1695
  c. 1695
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: Base: Hountlie Coup/95/H/A.A; WS; BANF (rubbed)
  Cup
  
• Dimensions: 83 mm H x 110 mm W x 79 mm rim D x 45 mm base D
  
• What: Cup
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Dukes of Gordon at Huntly
  William Scott, Banff, Banffshire (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Huntly
  Scotland, Banffshire, Banff
  
• Event: The Huntly Race
  
• Description: Silver thistle-shaped Huntly Race Cup with flaring rim, double scroll strap handle and applied collet foot, by William Scott, Banff, c. 1695
  
• References:
  • The Huntly Race and its Trophies, (How, J, in From the Stone Age to the `45, ed. Clarke & O'Conner, 1983 
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