Small brass teapot. Undecorated. Handle loosely attached. For lid see [1992.6.32 .2]. [RM [OPS move] 11/7/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Small brass teapot. Undecorated. Handle loosely attached. For lid see [1992.6.32 .2]. [RM [OPS move] 11/7/2016]
Long description: Small brass teapot .1 and lid .2. There is a handle over the lid, attached with two screws. The teapot has a narrow spout and the lid is incised. [MdeA 15/1/2001]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Person: Field collector Frank Mills; PRM source John R. Frank Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1913
Date collected: 1893 - 1913 MALAYSIA
Acquisition information: Donated: 1992
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal
Dimensions: Length: max 130 mm, Length: max 130 mm total, Height: max 115 mm, Height: max 115 mm total, Width: max 100 mm total, Width: max 100 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1992.6.32.1 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]