Detail of a silver teapot

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This is a detail from a teapot that was part of a silver tea service made in India between around 1896 and 1906. The tea service was given to the Rev. Robert Dewar in 1906 on his retirement from a United Free Church in Calcutta in India.

The detail shows the head at the base of the teapot's spout.

At the United Free Church in Calcutta, Rev. Robert Dewar ministered to the European population of the city.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-115-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1990.207
• Date: Between around 1896 and 1906
  c. 1896 - 1906
  
• Material: Silver
  Teapot
  
• Dimensions: 179 mm H x 237 mm L x 125 mm D
  
• What: Teapot
  
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• Where: India
  
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• Description: Silver teapot elaborately decorated with Hindu deities and which forms part of a tea service: Indian, c. 1896 - 1906
  
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