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made in Edinburgh

Ladle
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This soup ladle, dated 1776, was made in Edinburgh by Patrick Robertson. It is one of a collection of 250 pieces of silver plate made for Sheriff Donald MacLeod of Geanies in Ross-shire and his descendants.

The ladle has an 'Old English' stem and a gadrooned bowl rim.

When MacLeod wanted a second ladle to match his Edinburgh-made one, he went to Alexander Stewart in Tain who made him a copy. This illustrates how fashionable designs from the capital were taken up slightly later by local craftsmen.

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