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Silver box with scenes from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

This shows an end view of a silver box, made in 1899 by James Pears Hutton, a silversmith in Edinburgh.

The end panel, which has the maker's name inscribed in the bottom left hand corner, is decorated with a scene from Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

James Pears Hutton was active as a silversmith from at least 1862 when he had his shop at 63 New Buildings on North Bridge in Edinburgh. He was influenced by the pre-Raphaelite movement and produced several works notable for their depiction of figures.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-778-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 1242
Date:	1898 - 1899 1899
Material:	Silver. Inscription: [Edinburgh mark]; R [gothic]; on plinth: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM [in hatched letters]; signatures on scenes: I.P. HUTTON [script] 1898; JAS HUTTON; JAS HUTTON / 1899
Dimensions:	115 mm H x 190 mm L x 140 mm W
What:	Box / lid
Subject:	Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
Who:	John Pears Hutton, Edinburgh (Silversmith) William Shakespeare
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Description:	Oblong silver box with a separate lid, decorated with low relief scenes from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", by John Pears Hutton, Edinburgh, 1898 - 1899
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