Teapot
Eight-sided earthenware teapot, with ochre rims and edging to the handle. It is transfer-printed in brown with an overall wave design, on each side, a scallop-shaped reserve containing a ribbon inscribed 'TRAFALGAR' placed across the staff of a British ensign, flying above a gun, laurel branch and inverted foreign flags. The trophies are flanked by a pyramid and crocodile representing the Battle of the Nile, and a fortress representing the Battle of Copenhagen. Each shell is placed between a pair of tritons blowing on seashells, their tails entwined. The teapot has a Greek key pattern border with a thistle, rose, anchor, palm and laurel branches. A thistle is printed on the spout. A band of laurel is printed on the handle.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4954.1 |
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Type: | Teapot |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Thomas Harley |
Date made: | circa 1806 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Parts: |
Teapot with lid
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