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Tea Caddy from the Kirkhill Teaservice
Tea Caddy from the Kirkhill Teaservice

Tea Caddy from the Kirkhill Teaservice

Silversmith (Aberdeen, Scotland, active c.1728 - 1758)
Datec. 1730
Object NameCaddy
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsLength: 8.7 cm, Height: 13.8 cm, Width: 6 cm
Weight: 276.99gm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1986 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums and the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDAG008504
Keywords
About MeThis tea caddy (one of a pair) comes from the Kirkhill Teaservice, a rare example of a complete Scottish teaservice and one of the most important groups of Scottish provincial silver. The teaservice passed from the possession of the Burnett family of Kirkhill in Aberdeenshire when the eldest daughter, and heir, Margaret, married Alexander Bannerman in 1737. All the pieces, including this tea caddy, are engraved with a crest, the motto "Byd Bee" and letter "B" possibly for the Burnetts of Kirkhill.

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Polly put the kettle on, kettle on, kettle on. Polly put the kettle on, we'll all have tea.
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