the large shaped cantle with thistle and rose head scrolled borders, engraving panels of finely chased thistle spays, the central cartouche with crest and motto for MacDonald applied in silver gilts, the white goat hair body with six black tassels capped with finely chased thistle decorated bells, all suspended from belcher link chains, the leather backing with tooled decoration and large pouch, together with long link sporran chain and belt Cantle 20.5cm wide, overall length 51cm Note: This fine example of a highland dress sporran typifies and exemplifies the style of the early 19th century and circa 1820 when the Scottish revival was at its peak. The large and wide cantle is heavily embossed with thistles but also incorporates the wider fashion of rococo scrolls, also the addition of subtle roe heads, no doubt a comment on the family's Stuart and Jacobite past. The applied crest is also unusual and shows the quality of this commission. While crests are often seen they are almost always engraved on the cantle. In this case the crest and motto have been separately made and applied; a much more expensive option which has been elevated further by gilding. The long hair body points to an earlier date along with the six tassels, the practice of which was far less commonly seen by the Victorian era. The quality and timing of the commission of this piece would appear to be closely tied to the visit of King George IV to Edinburgh in 1822. Whilst this cannot be said with certainty, similar sporrans would have been worn at events surrounding this event and, at least, it was inspired by such royal events.
the large shaped cantle with thistle and rose head scrolled borders, engraving panels of finely chased thistle spays, the central cartouche with crest and motto for MacDonald applied in silver gilts, the white goat hair body with six black tassels capped with finely chased thistle decorated bells, all suspended from belcher link chains, the leather backing with tooled decoration and large pouch, together with long link sporran chain and belt Cantle 20.5cm wide, overall length 51cm Note: This fine example of a highland dress sporran typifies and exemplifies the style of the early 19th century and circa 1820 when the Scottish revival was at its peak. The large and wide cantle is heavily embossed with thistles but also incorporates the wider fashion of rococo scrolls, also the addition of subtle roe heads, no doubt a comment on the family's Stuart and Jacobite past. The applied crest is also unusual and shows the quality of this commission. While crests are often seen they are almost always engraved on the cantle. In this case the crest and motto have been separately made and applied; a much more expensive option which has been elevated further by gilding. The long hair body points to an earlier date along with the six tassels, the practice of which was far less commonly seen by the Victorian era. The quality and timing of the commission of this piece would appear to be closely tied to the visit of King George IV to Edinburgh in 1822. Whilst this cannot be said with certainty, similar sporrans would have been worn at events surrounding this event and, at least, it was inspired by such royal events.
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