Add to albumThis silver sugar basin was made in 1879-80 by S. Gordon Guild, a silversmith in Edinburgh. It is part of a three-piece tea set.
The two small handles on either side of the basin have been made to look like wood. The panel underneath the left handle contains a picture of a Chinaman in a garden.
From the purely decorative to the expensively practical, silver design was inspired by many different sources.
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- Online ID: 000-190-000-782-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.MEQ 1462
- Date: 1879 - 1880
1879-80
- Material: Silver, gilt inside; wooden handles. Inscription: On side of base: SGG; castle; thistle; Queen's head; X
Basin, sugar
- Dimensions: 100 mm H x 87 mm L x 85 mm D
- What: Basin, sugar
- Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
- Who: S.G. Guild, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
- Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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- Description: 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
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