Teapot with lid

Teapot, part of a Queen's pattern tea service said to have belonged to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The spherical teapot is white, decorated with a pattern of curving gold lines overall with scalloped gold rims. The lid has a flower knop with gilt leaves.

Object Details

ID: AAA4683
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Teapot with lid
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wall, John; Wall, John
Date made: circa 1770
Exhibition: Traders: The East India Company and Asia
People: Nelson, Horatio; Wall, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 140 x 185 x 125 mm
Parts: Teapot with lid