Mug

This silver mug was made by the Glasgow silversmiths Milne and Campbell around 1770.

The mug is engraved on the front with a boar's head crest and the Latin motto which translates as 'The way is made by force'.

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Online ID:	000-100-001-144-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.MEQ 1465
Date:	Around 1770 c. 1770
Material:	Silver. Inscription: M & C; [the elements of the arms of Glasgow, in a circular punch]; C [in a square punch]; on front: a boar's head / FIT.VIA.VI; on underside of base: I.C. [script]
Dimensions:	86 mm H x 103 mm W (across handles); base 66 mm D
What:
Subject:	Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
Who:	Campbell Milne and Campbell, Glasgow (Silversmith)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Event:
Description:	One of a pair of small silver mugs with baluster-shaped sides, by Milne and Campbell, Glasgow, c. 1770, engraved with a boar's head crest and motto "Fit via vi" on the front
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