Teapot with lid

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. This is repeated on the lid, which has a swimming bird finial. A thistle is printed on the spout. A band of laurel is printed on the handle.

Object Details

ID: AAA4954
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Teapot with lid
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Harley, Thomas
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1806
People: Harley, Thomas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 145 x 245 x 130 mm; teapot: 145 x 250 x 125 mm; Lid: 40 x 85 mm
Parts: Teapot with lid