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This silver milk jug, dated 1892, was made by R. & W. Sorley in Glasgow. It is part of a four piece tea set consisting of a teapot, a hot water jug, a sugar bowl and a milk jug. All the items in the set are fashioned in the shape of a thistle head.

The thistle theme is carried throughout the design of the milk jug. The handle has a thistle complete with stem, attached to the surface.

The use of the thistle as a Scottish emblem reached some extraordinary expressive heights in the late Victorian period. From the purely decorative to the expensively practical, silver design was inspired by many different sources.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-229-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1607 D
• Date: 1892
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: RS / WS [in 4-lobed punch]; tree, bell, fish [and] bird; lion rampant; V; SORLEY / SILVERSMITHS / GLASGOW
  Jug, cream / jug, milk
  
• Dimensions: 90 mm H x 94 mm L x 65 mm body D
  
• What: Jug, cream / jug, milk
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: R. and W. Sorley, Glasgow (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
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• Description: Silver cream or milk jug with an applied handle, by R. and W. Sorley, Glasgow, 1892, part of a four piece thistle-shaped tea-set
  
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