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97/232/4 Ladle, belonging to Sir George Reid, silver, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1810
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Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
The design is typical of late Georgian pieces of the Old English style.

While this ladle was made in 1810 it was inscribed 'GHR' 'Johnstone 1897' in 1897 probably to mark Reid's return to the town of his birth in Scotland.
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
This ladle has remained in the Reid family since Sir George acquired it in 1897, probably in Johnstone Scotland during his trip to Britain for the Silver Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

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Description
Ladle, belonging to Sir George Reid, silver, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1810
Silver, presentation ladle with a long, curved handle and deep bowl. At the top of the ladle handle on the verso are five silver marks (male head, castle, thistle with leaves, 'e', 'N&G') that indicate that the ladle was made in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1810. Place and date on the handle verso, engraved 'Johnstone/ 1897' (Note: This inscription probably commemorates Reid's return in 1897 to the town of his birth, Johnstone, Scotland). Owner's monogram in cursive writing on the top of the handle at the front, engraved 'G. H. R' (Note: These are the initials of George Houston Reid).

Designer: unknown; England

Maker: unknown; England; 1810


User: Reid, George; Australia

Owner: Reid, George; Australia
Marks
Five silver marks on the handle verso, stamped 'male head, castle, thistle with leaves, "e", "N&G"' (Note: These marks indicate that the ladle was made in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1810).
Place and date on the handle verso, engraved 'Johnstone/ 1897' (Note: This was probably inscribed to mark Reid's return in 1897 to the town of his birth, Johnstone, Scotland).
Owner's monogram in cursive writing on the top of the handle at the front, engraved 'G. H. R' (Note: These are the initials of George Houston Reid).
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
97/232/4
Height
370 mm
Width
97 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Ms Anne Fairbairn, 1997
Subjects
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+ Metalworking
+ Commemorative objects
+ Domestic life
Short URL
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