Silver teapot presented to Lieutenant George James Evelyn

A silver teapot with bun feet and a hinged lid. The sides are gadrooned, the edge decorated with scallop shells and foliage. There are shells and foliage on the reeded handle and the spout. Inscribed on the side: 'From the Merchants and Ship Owners of Barbados / TO LIEUTENANT GEORGE JAMES EVELYN / of the Royal Navy / March 1816.' The Evelyn arms are engraved on the opposite side.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5009
Type: Teapot
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Barnard, Edward; Eames, Rebecca
Places: London
Date made: 1816
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 155 mm x 290 mm x 130 mm
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