Assembled Tea Service  by Paul Storr 1806 The sturdy, rounded shapes of the four vessels in this tea service—including a teapot, hot water jug, sugar bowl, and cream jug—were probably inspired by the forms of ancient Roman oil lamps. English silversmith Storr decorated several of the handles with acanthus leaves, a motif also adopted from classical antiquity. The service sits on an oblong tray, designed by Bennett, inscribed with the Latin motto facta non verba, meaning “deeds, not words.”