Detail of a silver coffee pot

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This is a detail from a coffee pot that was part of a silver tea service made in India between around 1896 and 1906. The tea service was given to the Rev. Robert Dewar in 1906 on his retirement from a United Free Church in Calcutta in India.

The detail shows the lid of the coffee pot which has a handle in the form of a figure sitting on an elephant.

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

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-116-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1990.208
• Date: Between around 1896 and 1906
  c. 1896 - 1906
  
• Material: Silver
  Pot, coffee
  
• Dimensions: 220 mm H x 226 mm L x 105 mm D
  
• What: Pot, coffee
  
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• Where: India
  
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• Description: Silver coffee pot elaborately decorated with Hindu deities and which forms part of a tea service: Indian, c. 1896 - 1906
  
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