Silver sugar basin made in Glasgow, 1873-74

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This barrel-shaped silver sugar basin was made in 1873-4 by J. Reid, a silversmith in Glasgow. It is part of a four-piece tea set decorated with the signs of the Zodiac.

The sugar basin is gilded inside and the body is divided into 12 rectangular panels, each with a different pattern of the Zodiac.

Domestic silverware was a mark of taste and indicated status. In the 19th century, customers who visited the silver department of any large department store or who patronized fashionable silversmiths found an increasing range of decorative styles.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-056-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1114
• Date: 1873 - 1874
  1873-4
  
• Material: Silver, gilded inside. Inscription: JR; C; [Glasgow mark]
  Basin, sugar
  
• Dimensions: 150 mm H x 116 mm Dia
  
• What: Basin, sugar
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: James Reid or Russell (?), Glasgow (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Barrel-shaped silver sugar basin, gilded inside to match teapot MEQ 1113, by J.R., possibly James Reid or Russell, Glasgow, 1873 - 1874
  
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