Mustard spoon (front), associated with MacLeods of Geanies, Ross-shire

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This is the front of a silver mustard spoon associated with the MacLeods of Geanies in Ross-shire. Dated 1817, the spoon is part of a service assembled by several generations of the family.

The spoon was made in Calcutta by Hamilton and Co, using a king's pattern design by Morton of Edinburgh.

Items in the service are thought to have been commissioned by Duncan MacLeod, a lieutenant-general in the Bengal Army, and his son Donald Friel MacLeod, a prominent administrator in the Indian Civil Service.

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• Online ID: 000-100-045-877-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1615.72
• Date: 1817
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: MORTON; Edinburgh; 1817; A / H&Co. / Elephant (Hamilton & Co, Calcutta); Sun in splendour
  Spoon, mustard
  
• Dimensions: 115 mm approx L
  
• What: Spoon, mustard
  
• Subject:
• Who: Hamilton and Co., Calcutta (Additional maker)
  Morton, Edinburgh (Maker)
  Sheriff Donald MacLeod (Owner)
  
• Where: Ross-shire, Geanies
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: One of 3 mustard spoons from a King's pattern service associated with the family of Sheriff Donald MacLeod of Geanies, Ross-shire : by Morton, Edinburgh, 1817
  
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