In 1901 the historian Wilfred Joseph Cripps wrote about this teapot, which he thought was made in England:

It is of hexagonal form, each side forming a panel chased with Chinese scenes, very minute in detail, and deeply cut. It must have been copied exactly from a Chinese original.

His attribution was based on the London hallmarks stamped on the base. In reality, it was made in China and sold in London by a silversmith who added his own mark. The teapot and the scent bottle to the right were cast rather than engraved. Such high-relief decoration does not appear to have influenced English Chinoiserie silver. As seen on the pieces around the corner, London silversmiths used simpler flat-chased imagery.

Scent Bottle, ca. 1680
Probably China
Cast silver
Lent by a private collection

Teapot, ca. 1679
Probably Canton, China
Sponsor’s mark "TA" and London hallmarks for 1682
Silver, cast panels with chased and applied decoration
Lent by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts