Tureen lid

Description

Domed silver tureen lid decorated with chased scrolls, leaves, shells and gadrooning, with pomegranate finial, by Alexander Gairdner, hallmarked Edinburgh, 1763 - 1764

Museum reference

H.MEQ 842 B

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Tureen lid

Production information

Gairdner, Alexander, 1744 - 1803 (fl.), Silversmith
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1763 - 1764

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver; decorated with chased scrolls, leaves, shells and gadrooning; pomegranate finial

Associations

Previous owner: Hay
Duns Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• European Styles (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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