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.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4954 |
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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 |