Can't find painting with awkward sporran Moved

**Wetootwaag** · 3rd April 11, 10:11 AM

I'm looking into ordering a Brass Cantle from Glenn McClain and can't find one of my favorite images, I believe it's eighteenth century Fellow all decked out in tartan with a rectangular cantle top, but it looks as though the cantle is too heavy or something and it's noticeably leaning away from the fellows kilt.

HELP! Somebody has got to know what I'm talking about right?
Any help would be appreciated.

Jeremy

**Woodsheal** · 3rd April 11, 03:24 PM

This is a lousy scan, but this might be the portrait you're after. It's Alexander MacDonald of Sleat, and maybe you can google a better image:

I didn't know Glenn was making cantles. What's he asking for one? I have a couple of his blades, and love 'em of course...!

**Wetootwaag** · 3rd April 11, 03:35 PM

I think he told me 300, but that might be wrong, we talked about it last fall, I'm trying to figure out how to afford a dirk from him right now.

**Wetootwaag** · 3rd April 11, 03:39 PM

oh, and Thank you, I hoped you would be able to decipher what I was saying, the image is on wikipedia too. Any other images of brass cantle square tops?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...d_of_Slate.jpg

**Downunder Kilt** · 3rd April 11, 10:32 PM

Maybe a clearer copy of Woodsheal's post

**Cowher** · 8th April 11, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by Wetootwaag

oh, and Thank you, I hoped you would be able to decipher what I was saying, the image is on wikipedia too. Any other images of brass cantle square tops?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...d_of_Slate.jpg

Do you do that bagpipe podcast?

**MacBean** · 8th April 11, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by Wetootwaag

Any other images of brass cantle square tops?

Gosh, there have been dozens here over the last 18 months in various vintage sporran or brass cantle threads.

Here's one that sold on eBay: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...sporran-64708/