Description
Edward Lothian, Edinburgh 1745, Assay Master Hugh Gordon, the central sconce set to a simple dished base with C scroll handle with plain thumb piece, raised on three ball feet, the underside engraved with foliate initials
Dimensions
base 12cm diameter, 6oz
Footnote
Notes: Although the nation was in turmoil and rarely had Scotland or the United Kingdom been such an uncertain place, it is interesting to see the fashion of commissioning silver still active in 1745. Life must go on and perhaps the commissioner's intent was not only to have another piece of fine silver plate for his home, but also have his wealth in an easily portable form should the uprising and rebellion go the wrong way.