Caption

Teapot, maker: 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, two smooth half-cylinders above, and 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/technique: silver tea vessel. Dimensions: height 16 cm, width 28.5 cm, depth 13.5 cm; weight 735 g., A polished silver vessel with a hinged lid and a central handle sits on a reflective surface; the vessel has rounded, bulbous sides with scalloped vertical ribs and rests on a group of spherical feet, while the lid and handle feature engraved leafy and scallop patterns and decorative embossed borders in silver and a touch of gold; the background is a smooth gradient of light gray to off-white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_366

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Keywords

Teapot maker 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 technique silver tea vessel Dimensions height 16 cm width 28.5 cm depth 13.5 cm weight 735 g polished silver vessel hinged lid central handle sits reflective surface vessel rounded bulbous sides scalloped vertical ribs rests group spherical feet lid handle feature engraved leafy scallop patterns decorative embossed borders silver touch gold background smooth gradient light gray off-white.