Object Detail
Description
teapot of compressed globular form with a waisted neck having an applied floral border, a recessed flat lid with a domed hinged section, the body repoussé and chased with rocaille forms, with an ebony handle and a small flared foot rim; Silver weight: 806 gr Height: 14 cm Width: 295 cm
Maker and role
silversmith: Frederick Hill
Production place
Dublin, Ireland
Production date
1897-1898
Media description
Sterling silver, ebony, wood
Measurements
140 x 295 mm
Silver weight: 806 gr
Silver weight: 806 gr
Inscriptions
hallmarked to body 1897 / 8 Dublin, with maker's mark for Frederick Hill
Credit line
purchased with funds provided by TJC Ambassador, Mr Andrew Dixon, Melbourne, 2016
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A1380
TJC reference number
1737
