Silver chocolate pot, made in Edinburgh

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This silver chocolate pot, made in Edinburgh by Patrick Murray, was the 1721 prize for winning the annual horse race at Selkirk in the Borders.

The reverse of the pear-shaped pot is engraved with a representation of the seal of the burgh of Selkirk.

Initiated in 1715, an annual race, it was felt, would bring wealthy gentlemen to Selkirk, and increase the town's prosperity. A silver prize to the value of 10 pounds sterling was provided. The race was run on the last Tuesday of April at the Gala Rig.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-042-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1065
• Date: 1720 - 1721
  1721
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: PM [conjoined]; q; [Edinburgh mark]; seal of the burgh of Selkirk
  Chocolate pot
  
• Dimensions: 240 mm H x 180 mm W x 150 mm D
  
• What: Chocolate pot
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Patrick Murray, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Selkirkshire, Selkirk
  
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• Description: Pear-shaped silver chocolate pot engraved with the seal of the burgh of Selkirk, the 1721 prize for the annual horse race initiated in 1715, by Patrick Murray, Edinburgh, 1720 - 1721
  
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