Object Detail
Description
teapot, large, of compressed spherical form with acorn finial and short length scroll spout, engraved with the arms of Spearman impaling Young, for the marriage of charles Spearman of Thornley Hall, co. Durham to Margaret, sister of William Young, governor of Trinidad and Tobago 1759
Maker and role
silversmith: Robert Gordon (Scottish, b.1716?, d.1767)
Production place
Edinburgh, Scotland
Production date
1742
Media description
sterling silver
Measurements
overall: 180 x 283 x diameter 170 mm; height (at lid) 155 mm
Credit line
bequest of C H (Roger) Brookes, Melbourne, 2021
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 and a specified fund established from the Estate of Mr. Clive Hele (Roger) Brookes.
Accession number
A1712
TJC reference number
6438
