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Silver tea set

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Made in Glasgow

Silver tea set
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This silver tea set, dated 1892, was made by R. & W. Sorley in Glasgow. The set consists of a teapot, a hot water jug, a sugar bowl and a milk jug. All the items in the set are fashioned in the shape of a thistle head.

Silver teapot with a thistle head shaped body, by R. and W. Sorley, Glasgow, 1892, part of a four piece thistle-shaped tea-set

The use of the thistle as a Scottish emblem reached some extraordinary expressive heights in the late Victorian period. From the purely decorative to the expensively practical, silver design was inspired by many different sources.

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