Teapot with lid
Earthenware teapot and lid, transfer-printed in brown with an overall wave design. On each side is 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. The 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, anchors, palm and laurel branches. The teapot is a round shape with a high wavy flange and an ochre line painted around the rim and the handle. The latter is printed with a laurel pattern.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4958 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Teapot with lid |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Date made: | circa 1806 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 140 x 240 x 145 mm; teapot: 135 x 240 x 140 mm; lid: 45 x 90 mm |
Parts: | Teapot with lid |