Silver sugar basin

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This silver sugar basin was made in 1879-80 by S. Gordon Guild, a silversmith in Edinburgh. It is part of a three-piece tea set.

The two small handles on either side of the basin have been made to look like wood. The panel underneath the left handle contains a picture of a Chinaman in a garden.

From the purely decorative to the expensively practical, silver design was inspired by many different sources.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-782-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1462
• Date: 1879 - 1880
  1879-80
  
• Material: Silver, gilt inside; wooden handles. Inscription: On side of base: SGG; castle; thistle; Queen's head; X
  Basin, sugar
  
• Dimensions: 100 mm H x 87 mm L x 85 mm D
  
• What: Basin, sugar
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: S.G. Guild, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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• Description: Silver sugar basin, gilt inside, with two small loop handles of wood, part of a three piece tea set by S.G. Guild, Edinburgh, 1879 - 1880
  
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