Caption

Coffee pot by John Septimus Beresford London; goldsmith; active 1880–1889. Pear-shaped jug, spirally clacked in the lower part, smooth above, decorated with a half-cylinder under the upper flared rim; short spout; wooden handle not original mounted in sleeves; hinged domed lid, spirally knotted, topped with a ball. 1888–1889, London, England, Great Britain. Vessel. Height 13 cm; width 12 cm; depth 6.8 cm; weight 179 g., A reflective metal pitcher with ornate ridged and scalloped detailing and a hinged domed lid topped by a round finial sits against a plain light background, featuring a curved wooden handle in warm brown with a curled top attached to the body by metal fittings; the pitcher shows polished silver tones along with subtle darker reflections and the brown of the handle.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_161

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63.9Mb (1.0Mb) / 15.4in x 16.2in / 4607 x 4851 (300dpi)

Keywords

Coffee pot John Septimus Beresford London goldsmith active 1880–1889 Pear-shaped jug spirally clacked lower part smooth decorated half-cylinder under upper flared rim short spout wooden handle original mounted sleeves hinged domed lid spirally knotted topped ball 1888–1889 London England Great Britain Vessel Height 13 cm width 12 cm depth 6.8 cm weight 179 g reflective metal pitcher ornate ridged scalloped detailing lid topped round finial sits plain light background featuring curved wooden handle warm brown curled top attached body metal fittings pitcher polished silver tones subtle darker reflections brown handle.