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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