16/06/2026
Early 19th Century Large Loch Lomond Tabletop Rams Horn
Used either as a s***f mull or, more likely, a commemorative black powder horn together with bone spoon and hammer with brass fittings, hinged lid and brass plaque that reads:
THE PRESENT
and a small token of respect and remember this day
J Gildard
It appears this Tabletop Horn was given as a gift by Jonas Gildard to a local dignitary or visitor.
Jonas Gildard, and his wife Mary, were inn keepers in Luss, Loch Lomond at the beginning of the 19th Century. Their Inn is now known as The Loch Lomond Arms, the recently renovated former Colquhoun Arms Hotel; gateway to the 45,000 acre Luss Estate.
He was a well-respected businessman who formed part of the Loch Lomond Steamboat Company who brought the steamer ‘The Lady of the Lake’ to Loch Lomond in 1825.
He is also the father of Glasgow Architect Thomas Gildard who served his apprenticeship with David Hamilton, the father of architecture in the city, and a contemporary of both Alexander 'Greek' Thomson and the Mossman family, Glasgow's greatest dynasty of architectural sculptors.
A stunning piece of Scottish Social History from the storied beautiful Loch Lomond National Park.
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Thanks to Mark Dickson for help with research.
Might be of interest to Loch Lomond Arms Hotel or Luss Estates Company
