Silver tea service made in India, 1896 - 1906

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This four-piece silver tea service was made in India between around 1896 and 1906. It consists of a teapot, coffee pot, sugar basin and milk jug. It was presented to the Reverend Robert Dewar in 1906 on his retirement from a United Free Church in Calcutta.

The tea service is elaborately decorated with friezes of Hindu deities.

At the United Free Church in Calcutta, the Reverend Robert Dewar ministered to the European population of the city.

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• Online ID: 000-100-082-415-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1990.210
• Date: Between around 1896 and 1906
  c. 1896 - 1906
  c. 1896 - 1906
  c. 1896 - 1906
  
• Material: Silver
  Silver
  Silver
  Basin, sugar
  Pot, coffee
  Teapot
  
• Dimensions: 129 mm H x 193 mm L x 119 mm D
  179 mm H x 237 mm L x 125 mm D
  220 mm H x 226 mm L x 105 mm D
  
• What: Basin, sugar
  Pot, coffee
  Teapot
  
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• Where: India
  India
  India
  
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• Description: Silver teapot elaborately decorated with Hindu deities and which forms part of a tea service: Indian, c. 1896 - 1906
  Silver coffee pot elaborately decorated with Hindu deities and which forms part of a tea service: Indian, c. 1896 - 1906
  Silver sugar basin elaborately decorated with Hindu deities and which forms part of a tea service: Indian, c. 1896 - 1906
  
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