Caption

Hip flask, George & Sons Birmingham, goldsmith's firm, fl. 1825–1928. So-called cuboid hip flask with rounded corners; smooth, slightly curved body; spout formed as 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. 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. Purchase provenance; scrap - purchase; alcohol vessel; alcohol bottle., A smooth reflective metal flask with a rounded top and a hinged spherical cap sits against a light gray background, showing a polished silver surface with subtle scratches and small scuff marks; the flask appears in two joined sections with a thin darker seam between them, and the visible colors are silver, gray, and hints of darker gray in the reflections.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_436

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Keywords

Hip flask George & Sons Birmingham goldsmith's firm fl 1825–1928 -called cuboid hip flask rounded corners smooth slightly curved body spout formed narrow neck applied spherical hinged stopper bottle narrowed lower part middle part slide-in container cup masking narrowing placed Interior cup spout gilded 1907 1908 England Birmingham Great Britain Vessel Height 15.5 cm width 7.6 cm depth 2.7 cm weight 240 g Purchase provenance scrap - purchase alcohol vessel alcohol bottle smooth reflective metal flask rounded top hinged spherical cap sits light gray background showing polished silver surface subtle scratches small scuff marks flask two joined sections thin darker seam them visible colors gray hints darker gray reflections.