Tea urn

Description

Egg-shaped silver tea urn on three legs, the body covered by panels of chased decoration, by Alexander Gairdner, Edinburgh, 1759 - 1760, engraved with a crest and motto 'Forward Ours'

Museum reference

H.MEQ 1190

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Tea urn

Production information

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

Date

1759 - 1760

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver

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