Box (closed), made in Edinburgh

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This oblong silver box (pictured here closed) was made in 1899 by James Pears Hutton, a silversmith in Edinburgh.

The box is set on four ball feet and has a separate lid. Both box and lid are decorated with low relief scenes from Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. The scenes are variably signed and the plinth is engraved with 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

James Pears Hutton was active as a silversmith from at least 1862 when he had his shop at 63 New Buildings on North Bridge in Edinburgh. He was influenced by the pre-Raphaelite movement and produced several works notable for their depiction of figures.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-115-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1242
• Date: 1898 - 1899
  1899
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: [Edinburgh mark]; R [gothic]; on plinth: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM [in hatched letters]; signatures on scenes: I.P. HUTTON [script] 1898; JAS HUTTON; JAS HUTTON / 1899
  Box / lid
  
• Dimensions: 115 mm H x 190 mm L x 140 mm W
  
• What: Box / lid
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: John Pears Hutton, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  William Shakespeare
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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• Description: Oblong silver box with a separate lid, decorated with low relief scenes from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", by John Pears Hutton, Edinburgh, 1898 - 1899
  
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