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Silver Tazza

MakerMade by George Cooper (Aberdeen, Scotland, active c.1728 - 1758)

Datec. 1735

Object NameTazza

Mediumsilver

ClassificationsApplied Art

DimensionsDiameter of plate 25cm.
Height 7cm
Diameter of foot 10cm.
Weight:538.00gm
17 oz

AcquisitionPurchased in 2008 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and the Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG011339

Keywords

Silverware

About MeGeorge Cooper was an important silversmith working in Aberdeen in the first half of the 18th century whose work consistently rivalled the quality of that produced in Edinburgh. He played an important role in the public life of the city and took a number of apprentices. Cooper himself fashioned a number of star items in Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums' collection including the Kirkhill Tea Service. For Aberdeen this piece is of key importance to the known survival of early Scottish silver and particularly Scottish burgh silver.