Caption

Jam or honey container stand in the shape of a stylized leaf, rolled up on one side, with wavy edges and a textured surface, supported on four legs; in the middle a basket for the container in the form of a rim for legs, made of wire imitating a twig according to the design of Christopher Dresser. Maker: Hukin & Heath Birmingham; London; goldsmiths' firm; fl. 1855–1953; makers/associates: John Thomas Heath & John Hartshorne Middleton; designer: Christopher Dresser 1834–1880. Date: 1890–1891. Place: Great Britain — England, London. Style: Aestheticism. Materials/technique: metal, wire. Function: table accessory jam or honey container stand. Dimensions: height 3.5 cm; width 18.3 cm; depth 15.5 cm; weight 267 g., A scalloped, circular object with a textured, radial pattern fills the image; the surface shows a mix of translucent and reflective areas with visible irregularities and small dark spots, and the dominant colors visible are silver, white, gray, and hints of darker gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_036

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Rights managed

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79.6Mb (1.3Mb) / 19.8in x 15.6in / 5949 x 4676 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jam honey container stand shape stylized leaf rolled up side wavy edges textured surface supported four legs middle basket container form rim legs wire imitating twig according design Christopher Dresser Maker Hukin & Heath Birmingham London goldsmiths firm fl 1855–1953 makers associates John Thomas Heath & John Hartshorne Middleton designer Christopher Dresser 1834–1880 Date 1890–1891 Place Great Britain England Style Aestheticism Materials technique metal wire Function table accessory jam Dimensions height 3.5 cm width 18.3 cm depth 15.5 cm weight 267 g scalloped circular object textured radial pattern fills image surface mix translucent reflective areas visible irregularities small dark spots dominant colors visible silver white gray hints darker gray.