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Sugar bowl
Mchattie, George, 1809, Silver
Sugar bowl
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Item no
23508
Title
Sugar bowl
Description
A view of a small sugar bowl with decoration. Bowl stands on a round foot.
Artist / maker
Mchattie, George
Date
1809
Type
Silver
Location
Museum of Edinburgh
Accession number
HH4348/83
This sugar bowl was 'raised' from a flat sheet of silver using a hammer. It has been decorated with chasing or repousse decoration. Inside the bowl you can see the pattern of the decoration which has been shaped with hammers and a punch.
Purchase aided by government grant.
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