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Made in Glasgow

Hot water jug
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This silver hot water jug, dated 1892, was made by R. & W. Sorley in Glasgow. It is part of a four piece tea set consisting of a teapot, a hot water jug, a sugar bowl and a milk jug. All the items in the set are fashioned in the shape of a thistle head.

The thistle theme is carried throughout the design of the hot water jug. The knob on the lid is in the shape of a thistle head. The jug handle has a thistle complete with stem, attached to the surface.

Domestic silverware was a matter of taste and status. The fashionable silversmiths of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen produced a wide range of goods, affordable only by the reasonably well-off.

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