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A Scottish drinking vessel, this is called a 'standing' mazer because the maplewood bowl is raised a few inches on a silver stem and foot. The stem in this example is trumpet shaped, beaten out into flattened lobes, and engraved around the foot.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Watson Mazer, 1500–1525
Date supported
1948
Medium and material
Maplewood & silver
Grant
750
Total cost
1750
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