Caption

Coffee pot by Harris, CS & Sons London; goldsmiths' firm, fl. 1817–1933 and Charles Stuart Harris maker, fl. 1852–1897. Purchased; scrap — purchased. Pear-shaped, ribbed coffee vessel with godron ornaments; belly decorated with a band of narrow half-cylinders and grooves. Supported on four ball-shaped, profiled, ribbed legs. High side spout-shaped handle and a contemporarily added wooden axial handle set in silver sockets. Upper edge edged with 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 metal pitcher with a hinged lid and tall curved spout sits against a pale background, the pitcher showing a reflective silver surface with visible scratches and small dents; it has a rounded body that tapers to a narrower neck with a decorative ridged rim and a band of horizontal grooves around the midsection interrupted by a textured rectangular panel, and it rests on small rounded feet. A dark handle with a matte finish attaches near the top and bottom of the body, and the lid is open, revealing the interior and a small decorative finial at the hinge. The visible colors are silver, black, and shades of gray from reflections and shadows.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_027

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Keywords

Coffee pot Harris CS & Sons London goldsmiths firm fl 1817–1933 Charles Stuart Harris maker 1852–1897 Purchased scrap purchased Pear-shaped ribbed coffee vessel godron ornaments belly decorated band narrow half-cylinders grooves Supported four ball-shaped profiled ribbed legs High side spout-shaped handle contemporarily added wooden axial handle set 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 metal pitcher hinged lid tall curved spout sits pale background pitcher showing reflective silver surface visible scratches small dents rounded body tapers narrower neck decorative ridged rim horizontal grooves midsection interrupted textured rectangular panel rests small rounded feet dark handle matte finish attaches near top bottom body lid open revealing interior small decorative finial hinge visible colors black shades gray reflections shadows.