Coffee pot and stand, made in Edinburgh

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This silver coffee-pot and stand was made in 1900-1 by Hamilton & Inches of Edinburgh. The coffee-pot is placed on top of the three-legged stand while the lamp sits underneath to heat the coffee.

The coffee pot has a cylindrical body, pedestal foot and shallow domed lid. The stand consists of a reeded circle of silver supported on three reeded legs with feet. The lamp has a lid with a small tube through the centre for the wick.

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: 000-100-001-077-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1171 D
• Date: 1900 - 1901
  1900 - 1901
  1900 - 1901
  1900 - 1901
  1900-1
  
• Material: Silver
  Silver
  Silver. Inscription: H & I
  Silver. Inscription: H & I [script]; t [small]; [Edinburgh mark]
  Coffee pot
  Lamp, coffee pot
  Lid, lamp, coffee pot
  Stand, coffee pot
  
• Dimensions: 270 mm H x 160 mm W
  38 mm H x 73 mm Dia
  54 mm D
  68 mm H x 89 mm Dia
  
• What: Coffee pot
  Lamp, coffee pot
  Lid, lamp, coffee pot
  Stand, coffee pot
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Hamilton and Inches (Silversmith)
  Hamilton and Inches (Silversmith)
  Hamilton and Inches, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  Hamilton and Inches, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver coffee-pot with a cylindrical body, pedestal foot and shallow domed lid, with a deep band of narrow gadrooning on the lower body, by Hamilton and Inches, Edinburgh, 1900 - 1901
  Stand for coffee-pot MEQ 1171 A consisting of a reeded circle of silver with a flange inside, supported on three reeded legs with four-toed feet, by Hamilton and Inches, Edinburgh, 1900 - 1901
  Lamp for use with silver coffee-pot MEQ 1171 A, 1900 - 1901
  Circular lamp lid with a small flange and a cylindrical tube through the centre for the wick, for use with silver coffee-pot MEQ 1171 A
  
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