English Pewter Company 4" Quaitch Bowl PQ515

• Height: 48mm
• Width: 142mm
• Depth: 92mm
• English Made Pewter

English Pewter Company Sheffield has long had a tradition and industry based on metalwork, silverwork and cutlery. In 1977 Alan and Robert Shaw set up the English Pewter Company. With a commitment to quality, service and price they soon became the UK's largest manufacturer of quality pewter giftware.

Pewter Pewter, an easily worked alloy, has been in use in Britain for near on 2000 years. Pewter remained a cottage industry until 1770 when a new pewter alloy which used Antimony and Copper instead of Lead was developed in Sheffield, it became known as Britannia metal and was capable of being given a bright polish.

Quaitch Bowl A Quaich, or Cuach in Gaelic is a traditional Scottish two-handled drinking bowl who's history is steeped in myth and legend. The shape supposedly takes its inspiration from scallop shells, druid ritual cups or blood letting vessels depending who you ask. They were traditionally carved from single blocks of wood, using a technique known as "treen" and were often awarded as prizes or given as gifts. Quaich were traditionally used for Whisky or Brandy and were a symbol of trust between fellow drinkers, as it's two handled design, when passing between clansmen, meant neither could be holding a weapon. A truly unique and personal gift for any occasion. Composed of high quality, lead free pewter, the quaich will not tarnish over time and is also supplied with a cream and black presentation box and funnel.