SOLID PEWTER QUAICH "A MAN'S A MAN FOR A THAT" ROBERT BURNS MADE IN SCOTLAND NEW

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Solid Pewter Toasting Quaich"The Scottish Cup of Friendship" "A MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT " 3.5" Inch Quaich THIS IS A LOVELY HANDCRAFTED SOLID PEWTER SHALLOW RIMMED TOASTING QUAICH "THE FRIENDSHIP CUP OF SCOTLAND" THIS STUNNING QUAICH IS MADE OF THICK HIGHLY POLISHED PEWTER THE HANDLES ARE DECORATED WITH A CELTIC KNOTWORK DESIGN. THE QUAICH HAS AN INSCRIPTION FROM THE POEM AND SONG BY THE FAMOUS SCOTTISH POET, ROBERT BURNS (1759 - 1796). THE INTERIOR BEARS AN INSCRIPTION FOR RABBIE BURNS POEM "A MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT": "A Mans a Man, was famously sung by Sheila Wellington, at the opening of the New Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh " IT HAS BEEN HANDCRAFTED IN SCOTLAND TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS BY ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST REPUTABLE PRODUCERS OF PEWTERWEAR AND HIGHLAND ACCESSORIES. IT IS CLASSED AS A 3.5 INCH QUAICH TOASTING BOWL, IT MEASURES 5.25 INCHES ACROSS THE TOP, FROM HANDLE TO HANDLE. THE QUAICH COMES SUPPLIED IN A PRESENTATION BOX. THIS STUNNING QUAICH IS A WONDERFUL COLLECTOR'S PIECE FOR THE REAL HIGHLAND ENTHUSIAST. PERFECT FOR SIPPING YOUR MALT WHISKY IN. A MUST FOR TOASTING IN HOGMANAY, ST ANDREW'S NIGHT OR YOUR BURN'S SUPPER. HISTORY AND ORIGINS: The Word "Quaich" is derived from the Gaelic word "Cuach", which means shallow cup. The Quaich originated in the Scottish Highlands centuries ago and became a favourite read more