Add to albumA stirrup cup is used for a farewell drink taken by a mounted rider about to depart. This silver example, dated 1792-3, was made by the Glasgow silversmith Robert Gray.
The cup is in the form of a fox's head. On the underside of the neck of the fox is engraved 'The gift of Mary Anderson to William Brown 1816'.
Although the cup was made by a Glasgow silversmith, it has Edinburgh hallmarks which shows it was sent there for testing and examination.
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- Online ID: 000-100-001-132-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.MEQ 1315
- Date: 1792 - 1793
1792-3
- Material: Silver gilt. Inscription: RG; [Edinburgh mark]; M [overstruck with] O; on underside of neck: THE GIFT OF / MARY ANDERSON / TO WILLIAM BROWN / 1816
Cup, stirrup
- Dimensions: 158 mm H x 88 mm D
- What: Cup, stirrup
- Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
- Who: Mary Anderson (Presenter)
Robert Gray, Glasgow (Silversmith)
William Brown (Owner)
- Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
- Event:
- Description: Silver gilt stirrup cup in the form of a fox's head, by Robert Gray, Glasgow, 1792 - 1793, inscribed "The Gift of Mary Anderson to William Brown 1816" on the underside of the neck
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