Silver sugar basin

This silver sugar bowl was made around 1760 by Glasgow silversmith, Adam Graham.

The bowl is pear-shaped and has a domed moulded foot.

From the early 18th century onwards, as the fashionable habit of tea drinking spread, the demand for sugar to sweeten it also increased.

Record details

To search on related items, click any linked text below.

Online ID:	000-100-086-191-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.MEQ 618
Date:	Around 1760 c. 1760
Material:	Silver. Inscription: AG [in a box]; [Glasgow mark]
Dimensions:	100 mm H x 108 mm Dia (Rim); 72 mm Dia (Base)
What:	Basin, sugar
Subject:	Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
Who:	Adam Graham, Glasgow (Silversmith)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Event:
Description:	Pear-shaped silver sugar basin on a domed and moulded foot, by Adam Graham, Glasgow, c. 1760
References:
Translations:
Related Records:

< 399 of 668 > Back