Silver tea urn made in Edinburgh

This silver tea urn, made in Edinburgh in 1813 by Alexander Henderson, was presented to the Reverend David Dickson of St Cuthbert's parish in Edinburgh by the kirk session and congregation.

The urn consists of three separate parts - the body (with an ivory-mounted tap), the domed cover and the spirit burner underneath. The body sits on four slender curved legs with paw feet.

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Online ID:	000-100-001-163-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 1530 C
Date:	1813
Material:	Silver Silver Silver; turned ivory mounted tap. Inscription: On upper face of body [all bady rubbed]: castle; thistle; AH [inside a box]; [indecipherable mark]; King's head [r, in a 3-lobed punch]; on body: TO / THE REVD DAVID DICKSON / on of the Minister of the Parish
Dimensions:	(Body, cover and burner together) 425 mm H x 365 mm L x 330 mm W (Body, cover and burner together) 425 mm H x 365 mm L x 330 mm W (Body, cover and burner together) 425 mm H x 365 mm L x 330 mm W
What:	Tea urn / body Tea urn / burner Tea urn / cover
Subject:	Gold and silver (NMAS Classification) Gold and silver (NMAS Classification) Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
Who:	Alexander Henderson, Edinburgh (Silversmith) Alexander Henderson, Edinburgh (Silversmith) Alexander Henderson, Edinburgh (Silversmith) Reverend David Dickson (Owner) Reverend David Dickson (Owner) Reverend David Dickson (Owner) St Cuthbert's Parish Kirk Session and Congregation (Presenter) St Cuthbert's Parish Kirk Session and Congregation (Presenter) St Cuthbert's Parish Kirk Session and Congregation (Presenter)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Silver tea-urn with a cushion-shaped body set on slender curved legs, by Alexander Henderson, Edinburgh, presented to the Reverend Dickson by St Cuthbert's Parish Kirk Session and Congregation Domed cover for silver tea-urn MEQ 1530 A, by Alexander Henderson, Edinburgh, presented to the Reverend David Dickson Burner fixed to the base plate of silver tea-urn MEQ 1530 A, by Alexander Henderson, Edinburgh, presented to the Reverend David Dickson
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