Victorian Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service
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A mid-Victorian sterling silver tea and coffee service, various related Sheffield makers, 1852, 1856, and 1872, a suite made in stages, the tea pot, sugar basin, and cream jug by Roberts & Hall; the coffee pot by Martin, Hall, & Co.; the spirit kettle by Roberts & Belk, the form and decoration of each conforming, the four smaller pieces engraved with a presentation inscription dated 1856, the spirit kettle with an inscription dated 1873, the spirit kettle and stand 43 cm overall, the service 5,028g in total
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
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