Caption

Coffee pot by Harris, CS & Sons London; goldsmiths' firm; fl. 1817–1933 and Charles Stuart Harris fl. 1852–1897. Purchased; scrap — purchased. Pear-shaped, ribbed coffee vessel with godron ornaments; supported on four profiled, ball-shaped legs. Belly decorated with a band of narrow half-cylinders and grooves. High spout on the side; wooden handle contemporary addition set on the axis in silver sockets. Upper edge edged with a godron band. Hinged lid, domed in the center, topped with a bowling-pin finial. Dated 1895/1896. Great Britain, London, England. Height 21.2 cm; width 18.5 cm; depth 10 cm; weight 640 g., A clear glass pitcher with a narrow neck flaring to a scalloped rim and a rounded body sits upright on a reflective surface, supported by a few small spherical feet; a dark vertical handle runs from the rim down the front, attached near the top by a circular fitting and extending past the midsection, and a rounded stopper rests at the top; the glass shows a few surface marks and subtle ornamental horizontal grooves around the upper body; the visible colors are clear glass tones with highlights of white and gray and a prominent black handle against a soft gradient gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_019

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Keywords

Coffee pot Harris CS & Sons London goldsmiths firm fl 1817–1933 Charles Stuart Harris fl 1852–1897 Purchased scrap purchased Pear-shaped ribbed coffee vessel godron ornaments supported four profiled ball-shaped legs Belly decorated band narrow half-cylinders grooves High spout side wooden handle contemporary addition set axis silver sockets Upper edge edged godron band Hinged lid domed center topped bowling-pin finial Dated 1895 1896 Great Britain London England Height 21.2 cm width 18.5 cm depth 10 cm weight 640 g clear glass pitcher narrow neck flaring scalloped rim rounded body sits upright reflective surface small spherical feet dark vertical handle runs rim down front attached near top circular fitting extending past midsection rounded stopper rests glass surface marks subtle ornamental horizontal grooves upper body visible colors clear glass tones highlights white gray prominent black handle soft gradient gray background.