Historical information

This is a mid-19th century handmade Chinese clay teapot. It has a pattern around the body and interesting tubular handle and knob.

Significance

This teapot is significant as an example of an item from the mid-19th century.
It is also significant as the only example of a Chinese teapot in Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village's collection.

Physical description

Chinese teapot, brown clay, with vertical wavey line design. The spout is gracefully curved. The lid has decorative tubes as a handle. The handle, now dethatched, is also a tube shape. It is dated 1857. The inside is partially glazed. There is an inscription on the lid. The pot is broken and in five pieces.

Inscriptions & markings

On lid "L26"