Skip to main content

Teapot: EC.18 & A-1939

An image of Teapot
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Teapot
Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Factory: Davenport

Entities

Categories

Description

Orange earthenware moulded and painted wth red enamel with the arms and motto of Lord Nelson.
Perculiar device on the lid to prevent it from falling off.

Notes

History note: Uncertain before Lady Darwin

Legal notes

Given by The Hon. Lady Ida Darwin, 1939

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.4 cm
Length: 27.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Darwin, Ida

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( red)

Materials used in production

orange, chalcedony ware Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: on oval band

  • Text: TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO
  • Method of creation: Painted in red enamel
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT
  • Location: On label below arms
  • Method of creation: Painted in red
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.18 & A-1939
Primary reference Number: 76892

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Teapot" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/76892 Accessed: 2025-12-05 08:53:59

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/76892 |title=Teapot |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 08:53:59|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-76892

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa2/EC_18_20_26_20A_1939_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Teapot"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Teapot</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo