Made in Glasgow

Hot water jug

This silver hot water jug, dated 1892, was made by R. & W. Sorley in Glasgow. It is part of a four piece tea set consisting 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.

The thistle theme is carried throughout the design of the hot water jug. The knob on the lid is in the shape of a thistle head. The jug handle has a thistle complete with stem, attached to the surface.

Domestic silverware was a matter of taste and status. The fashionable silversmiths of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen produced a wide range of goods, affordable only by the reasonably well-off.

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Online ID:	000-100-001-227-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 1607 B
Date:	1892
Material:	Silver. Inscription: On body: RS / WS [in 4-lobed punch]; tree, bell, fish [and] bird; lion rampant; V; on base: SORLEY / SILVERSMITHS / GLASGOW
Dimensions:	176 mm H x 140 mm L x 115 mm body D
What:	Jug, hot water
Subject:	Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
Who:	R. and W. Sorley, Glasgow (Silversmith)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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Description:	Silver hot water jug by R. and W. Sorley, Glasgow, 1892, part of a four piece thistle-shaped tea-set
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