Teapot
- Place of origin:
York (made)
- Date:
1784-1785 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
J Hampston & J Prince (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Silver, raised and engraved
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
- Museum number:
M.31-1940
- Gallery location:
Silver, Room 65, The Whiteley Galleries, case 14, shelf 5
Physical description
Silver, oval with a straight spout, slightly domed lid and wooden handle. Engraved on each side with a escutheon and floral swags, one of which is left blank and the other charged with a boar's head above a coronet; bright cut border.
Place of Origin
York (made)
Date
1784-1785 (made)
Artist/maker
J Hampston & J Prince (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Silver, raised and engraved
Marks and inscriptions
York hallmarks for 1784-5
Mark of J. Hampton and J. Prince
Engraved with a crest: a boar's head above a coronet
Unidentified
Dimensions
Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 25 cm, Depth: 10.6 cm, Weight: 476.1 g including handle
Object history note
Bequest - Arthur Hurst
Acquisition RF: 40 / 434
Descriptive line
Silver, wooden handle, York hallmarks for 1784-5, mark of J. Hampton and J. Prince
Materials
Silver; Wood
Techniques
Raising; Engraving (incising); Bright cutting
Subjects depicted
Floral patterns; Coronets (crowns); Swags
Categories
Metalwork; Tea, Coffee & Chocolate wares
Collection
Metalwork Collection
