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Vinaigrette

Place of origin

Rectangular box with hinged lid and pierced vinaigrette grille showing thistles and roses (respectively the national emblems of Scotland and England). Silver, gilded.

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
silver and gilded silver, Scottish (Edinburgh), 1834-35, maker's mark 'CHF' in a rectangular punch, unidentified.
Physical description
Rectangular box with hinged lid and pierced vinaigrette grille showing thistles and roses (respectively the national emblems of Scotland and England). Silver, gilded.
Dimensions
  • Base to top of lid (closed) height: 0.8cm
  • Measured across lid of box. width: 4cm
  • Front to back, across lid of box. depth: 2.7cm
Credit line
Given by the late Mrs Joan Thistleton in memory of her late husband George William Thistleton.
Bibliographic reference
Dietert, Rodney and Janice Dietert, Compendium of Scottish Silver. 2 vols, New York: The Authors, 2007.
Collection
Accession number
M.7-2022

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Record createdAugust 27, 2021
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