Teapot
Tea was scarcer than coffee in Britain in the 1600s. Then, when the East India Company began importing tea direct from Canton after 1713, it became the more popular drink. This pot has a pineapple finial (top). A pineapple was a rarity at the time, reflecting successful trade ventures and luxury.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 65/1995
- Collection Class
- Silver
- Material
- silverfruitwood
- Common Name
- teapot
- Simple Name
- teapot
- Period Classification
- George III (1760-1811)
- Production Town
- Plymouth
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Person Initials
- William
- Production Person Surname
- Pearce
- Production Year Low
- 1796
- Production Year High
- 1797
