Silver tea caddy

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This silver tea caddy, dated 1987, was made in Edinburgh by Adrian Hope.

The body and lid are each made up of eight panels. These panels have been textured by milling the silver sheets between watered paper.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-218-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1603
• Date: 1987
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: AKAH [in separate punches]; lion rampant; castle; N [script]
  Tea caddy
  
• Dimensions: 129 mm H x 98 mm base W x 87 mm base D
  
• What: Tea caddy
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Adrian Hope, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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• Description: Silver tea-caddy, oval in plan with a domed, hinged lid, by Adrian Hope, Edinburgh, 1987
  
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