Caption

Hemispherical cup and saucer, decorated with radiating curls to half the cup's height, with a C-shaped side handle. Round saucer with a smooth rim and a mirror decorated with radiating curls. Maker: James Dixon & Sons Sheffield; goldsmiths; fl. 1806– . Date: 1891–1892. Place: Sheffield, England, Great Britain. Material/function: vessel, cup and saucer. Dimensions: cup height 6 cm, width 11 cm, depth 8.5 cm; saucer height 1.7 cm, diameter 14.2 cm. Weight: approx. 420 g., A round metallic plate with a matching shallow bowl centered on it, both showing a silvery metallic sheen with areas of darker tarnish and small spots of discoloration; the bowl has a ribbed radial pattern on its interior and a scalloped inner rim, and a small metallic handle extends from one side of the bowl; the background is a pale light gray, and the overall visible colors are silver, gray, and faint darker gray tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_213

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66.1Mb (1.2Mb) / 16.1in x 15.9in / 4844 x 4768 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hemispherical cup saucer decorated radiating curls half cup's height C-shaped side handle Round saucer smooth rim mirror decorated Maker James Dixon & Sons Sheffield goldsmiths fl 1806– Date 1891–1892 Place Sheffield England Great Britain Material function vessel cup Dimensions height 6 cm width 11 cm depth 8.5 cm 1.7 cm diameter 14.2 cm Weight approx 420 g round metallic plate matching shallow bowl centered showing silvery metallic sheen areas darker tarnish small spots discoloration bowl ribbed radial pattern interior scalloped inner rim small metallic handle extends side background pale light gray visible colors silver gray faint darker gray tones.