Made in Edinburgh

Side view of a silver teapot

This shows the handle and side view of a teapot made in 1879-80 by S. Gordon Guild, a silversmith in Edinburgh. The teapot is part of a three-piece tea set.

The decorated panel to the right of the handle is of a Chinese beside a pagoda. The panel on the left is of a Chinaman in a garden. An ivory insulating ring can be seen at the bottom of the handle.

Domestic silverware was a mark of taste and status. Customers visiting the silver department of any large department store and those who patronized fashionable silversmiths in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee or Aberdeen found a great range of goods.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-780-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 1461
Date:	1879 - 1880 1879-80
Material:	Silver; ivory insulating rings. Inscription: On underside of base: SGG; castle; thistle; Queen's head; X; on panels: a Chinaman in a garden and a diving bird; a Chinaman with a parasol beside a pagoda and the same bird standing on one leg
Dimensions:	140 mm H x 170 mm L x 100 mm D
What:	Teapot
Subject:	Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
Who:	S.G. Guild, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Circular, straight-sided silver teapot with body divided into six panels, void central panels on each side being flanked by scenes of Chinamen and birds, by S.G. Guild, Edinburgh, 1879 - 1880
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