- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Teapot in the shape of an elephant. For lid see [1992.6.29 .2], for handle see [1992.6.29 .3] [JC [OPS move]11/7/2016]
- Long description
- Brass teapot .1 with lid .2. The teapot is in the shape of an elephant and has a lid in the centre of the elephant's back. Above the lid is a handle. The elephant's trunk is the spout of the teapot. There are incised designs on the elephant's back. Remains of polish on teapot. Handle very loose. [MdeA 15/1/2001]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1913
- Date collected
- 1893 - 1913 MALAYSIA
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1992
- Materials and processes
- Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Incised, Process Polished
- Dimensions
- Width: max 95 mm, Height: max 150 mm, Length: max 195 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1992.6.29.1 Other numbers: 4
- Research and responses
'Lieutenant-Colonel F. Mills, D.S.O. was born in Liverpool in 1873. In 1893 or 1894 he went to Malaya as a Civil Engineer to develop the railway system. In his spare time he enjoyed big game hunting and polo. He left Malaya in 1913 and returned to England. Obtained a Commission in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and commanded the 6th Battalion in Palestine and at Gallipoli. Received the D.S.O. at the Battle of Gaza. Left the army at the end of the war. Married in 1919, and lived in Wales until his death in 1945.' [MdeA 15/1/2001]
Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Tea Accessory, Food Accessory