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Assuming the date around 1320 suggested by the heraldry, the mazer is "an ambitious concept constructed by a conservative and ultra cautious craftsman", almost certainly in
Scotland. The style is somewhat dated by the standards of Paris or London, and the style of the lion seems to be based on
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It has been observed that
Douglas is at the lion's right hand, to represent Sir James Douglas' position as Bruce's principal commander, while Stewart is between the lion's paws, since Walter Stewart was married to the King's daughter
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examples of over a century earlier. The construction is very robust, and the execution of high quality. The filling between the shields and their circular frames is in a very early
Scottish attempt at translucent
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plant trailing among the shields. On the outside, there are six decorated straps running between the rim and the foot, which date from the refurbishment in about 1500.
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used beside the shields. They were a prominent family, but "did not quite rank with the great magnates" whose arms are also represented. It may have been used by
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and creates hollows visible from underneath. It has red enamel eyes and was secured to the main plate of the boss by pins and
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enamel, only invented on the continent some forty years before, which is not entirely successful in terms of translucency.
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The Bute Mazer was probably commissioned by the FitzGilbert or
Gilbertson family, whose arms appear twice, with further
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mazer still surviving, and one of the oldest and most elaborate
British ones. The cup has long been associated with the
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represent the families of six of Bruce's supporters (in clockwise order starting between the front paws of the lion):
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David H. Caldwell, George
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is a medieval communal feasting cup of a type known as a
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in 1371, the first monarch of the House of
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409:References
192:whale bone
172:strawberry
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18:Bute Mazer
450:Drinkware
383:Grant, 37
342:Grant, 34
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133:maplewood
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420:ISBN
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