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Teapot with lid
Pearlware teaport and cover, commemorating General George Augustus Eliott (1717-1790) and the Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1781. It is hand painted on one side in the manner of David Rhodes with General Eliott in military uniform standing beside a cannon holding a telescope or baton, his coat coloured red and blue. Inscribed above is 'Elliot for ever'. On the other side is shown a Spanish gunboat crewed by four men. The teapot has a moulded handle and blue lines around the top and lid.
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Object details
| ID: | AAA4402 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Teapot with lid |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | American War of Independence: Siege of Gibraltar, 1779 |
| Date made: | circa 1783 |
| People: | Eliott, George Augustus |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 140 x 190 x 115 mm |
| Parts: | Teapot with lid |