Tea set, made in Edinburgh

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This silver tea set was made in 1879-80 by S. Gordon Guild, a silversmith in Edinburgh. It consists of a teapot, a sugar basin and a cream jug.

The body of each piece is divided into six panels. The decoration in the panels includes a Chinaman in a garden, a diving bird, a Chinaman beside a pagoda and a bird standing on one leg.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-781-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1463
• Date: 1879 - 1880
  1879 - 1880
  1879 - 1880
  1879-80
  
• Material: Silver, gilt inside; wooden handles. Inscription: On side of base: SGG; castle; thistle; Queen's head; X
  Silver. Inscription: On side of base: SGG; castle; thistle; Queen's head; X
  Silver; ivory insulating rings. Inscription: On underside of base: SGG; castle; thistle; Queen's head; X; on panels: a Chinaman in a garden and a diving bird; a Chinaman with a parasol beside a pagoda and the same bird standing on one leg
  Basin, sugar
  Jug, cream
  Teapot
  
• Dimensions: 100 mm H x 87 mm L x 85 mm D
  140 mm H x 170 mm L x 100 mm D
  80 mm H x 83 mm L x 60 mm D
  
• What: Basin, sugar
  Jug, cream
  Teapot
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: S.G. Guild, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  S.G. Guild, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  S.G. Guild, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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• Description: Circular, straight-sided silver teapot with body divided into six panels, void central panels on each side being flanked by scenes of Chinamen and birds, by S.G. Guild, Edinburgh, 1879 - 1880
  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
  Silver cream jug with a C-shaped handle and a small plain spout, part of a three piece tea set by S.G. Guild, Edinburgh, 1879 - 1880
  
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