What-is-it question XCIX.

[2209patrick]

This cup/bowl is made of silver, ivory and ebony.
It is 3.75 inches (9.5 cm.) high.
Inscribed "The Gift of AS to her Grandson RS 1789".

Looking for the Welsh term for this piece.
(There are different Irish and Scottish terms for this item.)



Pat.
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[MLF]

Hello Pat,

Would this be a cawg - the type of vessel that the Scots call a quaich?

Best wishes
Mikael
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[2209patrick]

Hello Mikael.

Well done. Yes, the Welsh term is cawg.
The modern Scottish equivalent is quaich.
http://www.925-1000.com/silverglossary4.html

The Old Irish equivalent is cuach.

Pat.
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[MLF]

AS must have been a lady with great style!

Best wishes
Mikael
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[Granmaa]

What a spectacular piece! Do you know if there are any hallmarks on it, Pat.

Miles
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[dragonflywink]

A lovely piece, the one item I truly regret selling was a beautiful feathered stave quaich of similar age, had it been silver mounted like this one, could never have given it up (I still look at the pictures and assure myself that it belongs in a serious collection, rather than with my modest treenware).

~Cheryl
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[2209patrick]

Hello everyone.

Agree, Mikael, that the lady had great taste.
What an amazing gift for an 18th century boy from his Grandmother.

Hi Miles.
This picture of the cawg comes from Jessie McNab's book "Silver".
Prepared by the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York City.
All the book says is "By an unknown maker... probably Edinburgh".
No information or pictures of marks.

Hi Cheryl.
Yes, it's difficult to part with some of these great pieces.
This cawg was an anonymous gift to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.

Pat.
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