Teapot

Description

Silver-gilt teapot with flat hinged lid with ebonised wood knob, engraved with cinquefoils and crosses as heraldic devices of William Beckford of Fonthill Abbey: English, London, by Peter Podio, 1802 - 1803

Museum reference

A.1977.209

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Teapot

Production information

Podio, Peter, 1783 - 1804 (fl.), Silversmith
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

1802 - 1803

Materials

Silver-gilt, Ebonised wood

Physical description

Silver-gilt with ebonised wood knob

Associations

Previous owner: Beckford, William Thomas, 1760 - 1844
Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, England, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• European Styles (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
art, design and fashion, art of living

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund