Caption

Tea pot, 19th century, Tibet. Teapot/kettle; vessel tapering towards the top with brass handle and silver fittings. Height 35.0 cm; width 19.0 cm; diameter 15.0 cm. Tibetan craft, tea vessel., An upright conical vessel with a narrow open top and a wider base, featuring a metallic brown body accented by several horizontal decorative bands of silvery metal; a long vertical handle of darker brass-like color with engraved patterns runs down the front and is attached near the top and bottom; the interior visible at the top is dark, and the silvery bands and rim display embossed interlocking designs; the overall colors visible are brown, silvery gray, dark brass, and dark gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_029

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tea pot 19th century Tibet Teapot kettle vessel tapering towards top brass handle silver fittings Height 35.0 cm width 19.0 cm diameter 15.0 cm Tibetan craft tea vessel upright conical vessel narrow open top wider base featuring metallic brown body accented several horizontal decorative bands silvery metal long vertical handle darker brass- color engraved patterns runs down front attached near bottom interior visible dark silvery bands rim display embossed interlocking designs colors visible brown silvery gray dark brass dark gray.