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Silver teapot presented to Lieutenant George James Evelyn
A silver teapot with bun feet and a hinged lid. The sides are gadrooned, the edge decorated with scallop shells and foliage. There are shells and foliage on the reeded handle and the spout. Inscribed on the side: 'From the Merchants and Ship Owners of Barbados / TO LIEUTENANT GEORGE JAMES EVELYN / of the Royal Navy / March 1816.' The Evelyn arms are engraved on the opposite side.
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Object details
| ID: | ZBA5009 |
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| Type: | Teapot |
| Display location: | Display - Atlantic Gallery |
| Creator: | Eames, Rebecca; Barnard, Edward |
| Places: | London |
| Date made: | 1816 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 155 mm x 290 mm x 130 mm |