Cream jug, made in Edinburgh

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This silver cream jug was made in 1879-80 by S. Gordon Guild, a silversmith in Edinburgh. It is part of a three-piece tea set.

This jug has a C-shaped handle and a small plain spout. The straight-sided body is divided into six panels. The decoration in the panels includes a Chinaman in a garden, a diving bird, a Chinaman beside a pagoda and a bird standing on one leg.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-143-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1463
• Date: 1879 - 1880
  1879-80
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: On side of base: SGG; castle; thistle; Queen's head; X
  Jug, cream
  
• Dimensions: 80 mm H x 83 mm L x 60 mm D
  
• What: Jug, cream
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: S.G. Guild, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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• Description: Silver cream jug with a C-shaped handle and a small plain spout, part of a three piece tea set by S.G. Guild, Edinburgh, 1879 - 1880
  
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