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Height

20.0 cm

Width

12.0 cm

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Good

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Description

Two Handcrafted Scotland Montrose Potteries Stoneware Whisky Flagons Decanters

Scottish whisky flagon/decanters with original pottery and cork stopper, decorated on front and back with Scottish scenes . The top of the flagons is deep purple colour.

1- Scottish Whisky Flagon/Decanter Decorated with Game Birds, Front and Back with Purple Top and Original Stopper. Montrose Pottery Flagon.

2- Scottish Whisky Flagon/Decanter Decorated with Campell of Breadalbane to the Front and Mac Rae Clan to the Back, with Purple Top and Original Stopper. Montrose Pottery Flagon.

Clan Campbell of Breadalbane History

The Campbells of Breadalbane are the leading family after the House of Argyll. Sir Duncan Campbell, Knight of Lochow, 1st Lord Campbell, had a son Colin, known as ‘Black Colin of Glenorchy’, by his wife Lady Marjory Stewart. Sir Duncan gave his son Glenorchy, after throwing the MacGregors off it. Sir Colin married one of the daughters of Lord Lorn.

This union gained him a third of the Lorn estate. For his bravery during a Crusade to Palestine he became a Knight of Rhodes. In 1440 he built Kilchurn Castle for the family seat. The subsequent family were exceptional in their procurement of land and property, expanding into the lands of Finlarig, Glenlyon, and areas of Argyll and Perthshire.

Sir Colin of Glenorchy, in 1603, used foul play and aristocratic influences to bring on the proscription of the MacGregor family, clearing them off Glenstrae in front of Kilchurn.

In 1625, ‘Black Duncan’, 7th of Glenorchy, was created a baronet, and in 1681, Sir John, 11th of Glenorchy, who was described as “cunning as a fox, wise as a serpent, and slippery as an eel”, was created the 1st Earl of Breadalbane. The Campbells already had the slaughter of their neighbours, the Catholic MacDonalds of Glencoe, in mind. Dalrymple of Stair persuaded King William to sign the order, while the 1st Earl of Breadalbane was given a purse of public money to buy off the other Highland chiefs, though a measure of coercion was also required.

The original family seat is a ruin and the more recent Taymouth Castle was sold off.
When William of Orange arrived in London as Sovereign in 1688, a party from Scotland went to him to offer the crown of Scotland. With Argyll administering the oath, William swore ‘to root out all heretics and enemies to the true worship of God that shall be convicted by the true Kirk of God of the aforesaid crimes, out of the lands and empire of Scotland.’

Famed for their skill as archers, warriors and bodyguards, the ‘wild MacRaes’ were a clan feared and respected in equal measure. The lochs and mountains of Kintail were their realm, with spectacular Eileen Donan castle the clan’s home.

Clan Mac Rae history

The ‘wild MacRaes’ is the dashing and romantic nickname of this clan, thanks to their prowess as warriors. The name MacRae comes from the Gaelic Macraith, which means "son of grace”. It was given to men endowed with an unusual gift of sanctity and grace - mostly to lords, poets and ecclesiastics.

During the Scottish and Norwegian War the Clan MacRae fought for Alexander III of Scotland at the Battle of Largs in 1263. The Norwegians were defeated and the army of King Haakon IV was driven out of Scotland.

The first known home of MacRaes was at Clunes in the Beauly District in the 13th century. They had a close relationship with the Frasers of Lovat, so much so that they had above the door at Beaufort Castle, ‘If a Fraser is within a MacRae shall never be without’.

The MacRaes then moved to Kintail where they were loyal to the Clan Mackenzie. They were such expert marksmen they became the Mackenzies’ bodyguards, and were known as that clan's ‘shirt of mail’. MacRaes also became the Constables of Eilean Donan Castle, which stands on a tiny island in a sea loch surrounded by hills.

The Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 was disastrous for the Mac Raes. At the Battle of Sherrifmuir, near Stirling, the MacRaes formed the left flank and were left unprotected when the Jacobite cavalry was moved by error to the right. The Mac Raes on foot were charged by the Government cavalry up to 12 times. Of the 232 Jacobite casualties, 60 were killed and 58 of them were MacRaes. Their reputation as warriors continued over the generations and earned the title of the ‘Wild Mac Raes’.

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Condition report:

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Material
Stoneware
Manufactured
Unknown
Origin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Item location
Taunton, United Kingdom
Period
Unknown
Designer
Unknown
Condition
Used

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