Caption

Teapot by George McHattie fl. 1799–ca. 1825, English Regency style, 1819–1820, Edinburgh, Scotland. Rectangular teapot with rounded edges supported by four ball feet; decorated with hoardings ornament at the bottom and two smooth half-cylinders above, with an engraved braid band at the narrowing. Upper edge has a collar decorated with hoardings and flowers. Hinged, rectangular profiled lid edged with tendril; spout-shaped spout set high on the axis. Broken ear with bone insulators. Materials: silver vessel. Dimensions: height 16 cm, width 28.5 cm, depth 13.5 cm; weight 735 g., A polished silver teapot sits against a pale neutral background, showing a rounded body with ornate raised patterns and scalloped edging, a domed lid with a small finial on top, a long curved spout on one side and a tall angular handle on the other with small decorative bands, and the teapot rests on a few spherical feet; visible colors include silver tones, touches of gold on the handle bands, and the soft beige-gray of the background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_365

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Rights managed

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74.0Mb (1.0Mb) / 20.0in x 14.4in / 6000 x 4310 (300dpi)

Keywords

Teapot George McHattie fl 1799–ca 1825 English Regency style 1819–1820 Edinburgh Scotland Rectangular teapot rounded edges supported four ball feet decorated hoardings ornament bottom two smooth half-cylinders engraved braid band narrowing Upper edge collar decorated hoardings flowers Hinged rectangular profiled lid edged tendril spout-shaped spout set high axis Broken ear bone insulators Materials silver vessel Dimensions height 16 cm width 28.5 cm depth 13.5 cm weight 735 g polished teapot sits pale neutral background showing rounded body ornate raised patterns scalloped edging domed lid small finial top long curved spout side tall angular handle small decorative bands teapot rests spherical feet visible colors include tones touches gold handle bands soft beige-gray background.