Terms and conditions of use
Tea service
1805-1806 {sugar basin, milk jug}; 1806-1807 {teapot, stand}
Medium
silver, silver-gilt, wood
Measurements
(a-b) 19.0 × 27.7 × 12.1 cm (overall) (teapot and stand)
(c) 11.6 × 20.1 × 10.5 cm (sugar basin)
(d) 9.3 × 15.9 × 7.6 cm (milk jug)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(a) punched (vertically) in base u.c.: (lion passant)
punched (vertically) inside lid c.r.: (crowned leopard's head)
punched (vertically) in base c.l.: (king's head)
punched (vertically) in base c.: AF
punched (vertically) in base c.r.: (lion passant)
punched (vertically) in base l.c.: K
(b) punched (inverted) in base l.c.: (king's head) K (crowned leopard's head) (lion passant)
punched in base l.c.: AF
(c) punched in rear of handle c.l.: (lion passant) (crowned leopard's head) L (king's head) AF
(d) punched (inverted) below spout u.l.: AF
punched below spout u.l.: (lion passant) (crowned leopard's head) L (king's head)
Accession Number
1352.a-d-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
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