Lot 614
A CALCUTTA SCOTTISH PIPE BANNER
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts | 530
Auction: 15 August 2018 at 11:00 BST
Description
gold and coloured threads on a silk ground, bearing inscription CALCUTTA SCOTTISH inscribed with the motto PER ARDUA STABILIS ESTO (Be firm through difficulties), and to the reverse with a coat of arms for Richardson, later mounted on an early 19th century mahogany pole screen, adapted
Dimensions
banner 51cm x 32cm, screen height 154cm
Footnote
Note: The Calcutta Scottish was a regiment of volunteers of Scottish descent raised in 1914 as an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment formed part of the army reserves of the Auxiliary Force, India (AFI). The regimental dress uniform was Hunting Stewart tartan. The regiment was disbanded following India's independence in 1947.