Caption

Hip flask, Unite, George & Sons Birmingham; goldsmith's firm; fl. 1825–1928 maker; so-called cuboid hip flask with rounded corners; smooth, slightly curved; spout in the form of a narrow neck with an applied spherical hinged stopper; bottle narrowed in the lower part from the middle; on this part a slide-in container — a cup masking the narrowing is placed; the interior of the cup and the spout are gilded; 1907/1908; England, Birmingham, Great Britain; vessel; height 15.5 cm, width 7.6 cm, depth 2.7 cm; weight 240 g., A smooth metallic object with a polished silver surface and rounded edges is shown against a light gray background, featuring an open circular cap revealing an inner cavity with a brown interior, a short cylindrical neck with a slightly tarnished brass-colored rim, and a hinge connecting the cap to the body; the surface shows subtle scratches and small dark blemishes, and there are a few small raised marks on the upper area near the neck.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_435

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Keywords

Hip flask Unite George & Sons Birmingham goldsmith's firm fl 1825–1928 maker -called cuboid hip flask rounded corners smooth slightly curved spout form narrow neck applied spherical hinged stopper bottle narrowed lower part middle part slide-in container cup masking narrowing placed interior cup gilded 1907 1908 England Birmingham Great Britain vessel height 15.5 cm width 7.6 cm depth 2.7 cm weight 240 g smooth metallic object polished silver surface rounded edges shown light gray background featuring open circular cap revealing inner cavity brown interior short cylindrical neck slightly tarnished brass-colored rim hinge connecting cap body surface subtle scratches small dark blemishes small raised marks upper area near neck.