Silver tea set made in Glasgow, 1873-74

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The teapot, sugar basin and milk jug in this four-piece silver tea set were made in 1873-4 by J. Reid, a silversmith in Glasgow. The hot water jug was a later addition in 1897-8 by another Glasgow silversmith, W. W. Logan.

Each piece in the tea set has 12 rectangular panels depicting the signs of the Zodiac. The sugar basin is gilded inside.

Domestic silverware was a mark of taste and indicated status. In the 19th century, customers who visited the silver department of any large department store or who patronized fashionable silversmiths found an increasing range of decorative styles.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-772-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1116
• Date: 1873 - 1874
  1873 - 1874
  1873 - 1874
  1897 - 1898
  Teapot, sugar basin, milk jug: 1873-4; Hot water jug: 1897-8
  
• Material: Silver, gilded inside. Inscription: JR; C; [Glasgow mark]
  Silver. Inscription: JR; C; [Glasgow mark]
  Silver. Inscription: JR; C; [Glasgow mark]; DRUMMOND; on panels: three fishes; chinese figure; goat; figure; amphora; scorpion; collared lion; two figures; crab; bull; elephant
  Silver. Inscription: On base: [Glasgow mark]; A [script]; LOGAN
  Basin, sugar
  Jug, hot water
  Jug, milk
  Teapot
  
• Dimensions: 100 mm H x 136 mm x 83 mm W
  150 mm H x 116 mm Dia
  190 mm H x 230 mm L x 130 mm W
  240 mm H x 180 mm L x 115 mm W
  
• What: Basin, sugar
  Jug, hot water
  Jug, milk
  Teapot
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: George Drummond (Maker ?)
  James Reid or Russell (?), Glasgow (Silversmith)
  James Reid or Russell (?), Glasgow (Silversmith)
  James Reid or Russell (?), Glasgow (Silversmith)
  W. and W. Logan (?), Glasgow (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver teapot decorated all over with flat chased and engraved decoration in twelve rectangular panels, by J.R., possibly James Reid or Russell, Glasgow, 1873 - 1874, also stamped "Drummond"
  Barrel-shaped silver sugar basin, gilded inside to match teapot MEQ 1113, by J.R., possibly James Reid or Russell, Glasgow, 1873 - 1874
  Almost barrel-shaped silver milk jug, made to match teapot MEQ 1113, by J.R., possibly James Reid or Russell, Glasgow, 1873 - 1874
  Silver hot water jug, a later addition to complete a four piece tea-set, by Logan, possibly W. and W. Logan, Glasgow, 1897 - 1898
  
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