Silver teapot

Every item in this historic house has an intriguing history, and this silver teapot is no exception. Before coming to the fledgling colony, Sir Richard Spencer, who built this house, was a British Naval Lieutenant based on the Mediterranean island of Malta. This teapot was given to him by the Maltese community in gratitude for his rescue of about 40 Maltese people from Algeria, where they had been imprisoned for 15 years. The teapot was made by Saverio Cannataci, a silversmith of considerable renown. A very special item indeed.

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Strawberry Hill at Barmup

Walking along the path towards the historic house, enjoy the lush gardens around you. As well as being beautiful, they illustrate why this location was an important place for both the Menang people...

Address:

174 Middleton Road
Albany WA 6330
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9841 3735 or (08) 9321 6088

Email:

trust@ntwa.com.au

Open Hours

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Painting on a tin plate by “Gussie” Knight

Step back into the 1890s in this painting of Strawberry Hill. “Gussie” Knight, an art teacher and member of the West Australian Society of Arts, painted this for her friend Augusta Maude Bird, who...

Portraits of Lady Anne Spencer and Sir Richard Spencer

These formal portraits of Lady Anne and Sir Richard Spencer may have been painted between 1833 - 1839, when Sir Richard was the Resident Magistrate in the small struggling settlement of Albany...