Teapot
Gabriel Sleath
Category
Silver
Date
1717
Materials
silver
Measurements
133 mm (H)102 mm (W)185 mm (D)11.5 oz t (Weight)
Place of origin
London
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246848
Summary
A George I pear shaped teapot with octagonal facetted spout with duck's bill terminal.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but originally at 16 Charles Street, Mayfair, Mrs Greville's London home, and bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913) in 1942. This item found on the probate inventory record for Charles Street chattels at Polesden Lacey, silver, page 54.
Marks and inscriptions
S.L. / queen's head / (?) / B (makers marks stamped on base)
Makers and roles
Gabriel Sleath, maker