The silver tankard is plain and undecorated but is engraved with the armourial crest of Macpherson Grant of Ballindalloch. It is an Edinburgh piece of 1709, made by Colin McKenzie, and the Assay Master is Edward Penman.
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Title of artwork, date
Tankard, 1709–1710
Date supported
1953
Medium and material
Silver
Dimensions
20 cm
Grant
202
Total cost
340
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