Urn, tea

Description

Silver tea-urn with a plain ovoid body with a band of flat chased foliate decoration: British, Edinburgh, by William Aytoun, 1719 - 1720

Museum reference

K.2009.2

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Urn, tea

Production information

Aytoun, William, 1718 - 1748 (fl.), Silversmith
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1719 - 1720

Materials

Silver, Ivory

Physical description

Silver; ivory, white

On display

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silver treasury

Credit

Accepted by H.M. Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to National Museums Scotland