Add to albumThis 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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