Quaich

William Clark

1709 · Silver · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The quaich was an early form of loving cup. The staves of the wood prototype are here indicated as part of the decoration. The quaich is engraved on the handles Omnis bonis bona (To the good all things are good), the motto of a number of families.

Artist

William Clark

Date

1709

Medium

Silver

Culture

Scottish, Glasgow

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968