Silver milk jug made in Glasgow, 1873-74

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This silver milk jug 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.

This silver milk jug is almost barrel-shaped 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: 000-100-001-057-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1115
• Date: 1873 - 1874
  1873-4
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: JR; C; [Glasgow mark]
  Jug, milk
  
• Dimensions: 100 mm H x 136 mm x 83 mm W
  
• What: Jug, milk
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: James Reid or Russell (?), Glasgow (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Almost barrel-shaped silver milk jug, made to match teapot MEQ 1113, by J.R., possibly James Reid or Russell, Glasgow, 1873 - 1874
  
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