made in Edinburgh

Cup, owned by Baillies of Mellerstain

This two-handled silver cup was made in Edinburgh in 1709-10 by John Seatoun for the family of Baillie of Mellerstain. The Baillies were a middle-ranking aristocratic family from Berwickshire.

The front of the cup is engraved with the Baillie coat of arms, crest and motto. The domed lid with acorn finial is similarly engraved.

Grisell Hume married George Baillie, a member of Parliament, and they travelled widely across the country. Lady Grisell's household books show that the family was regularly commissioning individual goldsmiths to make and engrave objects.

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Online ID:	000-100-045-992-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1991.20.2
Date:	1709 - 1710 1709 - 1710 1709-10
Material:	Silver; engraved. Inscription: [Coat of arms, crest and motto of George Baillie of Jerviswood] Silver; engraved. Inscription: [Crest and motto of George Baillie of Jerviswood]
Dimensions:	Cup and lid 269 mm H Cup and lid 269 mm H
What:	Cover, cup Cup
Subject:
Who:	George Baillie of Jerviswood George Baillie of Jerviswood James Sympsome, Edinburgh (Silversmith) James Sympsome, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Silver cup with stepped foot, flared lip and scroll handles, engraved with coat of arms, crest and motto of George Baillie of Jerviswood, made by James Sympsome, Edinburgh, 1709 - 1710 Domed, silver lid for cup, with acorn finial and engraved with crest and motto of George Baillie of Jerviswood, made by James Sympsome, Edinburgh, 1709 - 1710
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