Object Detail
Description
teapot of elegant and restrained Neoclassical design, the low oval teapot with a waisted collar and recessed lid with a bursting fruit finial, decorated with guilloche, mesh and laurel leaf borders, the 'C' scroll handle with ivory insulators and paterae
Maker and role
silversmith: Paul Storr (English, b.1770, d.1844)
Production place
London, England
Production date
1804
Media description
Sterling silver
Measurements
135 x 305 mm
total weight: 979 gr
total weight: 979 gr
Inscriptions
hallmarked underside 1804 London, with maker's mark for Paul Storr
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 the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection and Christine Bell
Accession number
A1382
TJC reference number
1739