Caption

Hip flask, 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; vessel; height 15.5 cm, width 7.6 cm, depth 2.7 cm; weight 240 g, A pair of metallic objects with smooth rounded shapes sit against a light gray background; one is a larger two-part container with a rounded cap and a hinged neck, showing a shiny silver surface with subtle scuffs and reflections, and the other is a smaller rounded metallic cup or cover with a similar silver finish and minor surface marks.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_437

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Keywords

Hip flask 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 vessel height 15.5 cm width 7.6 cm depth 2.7 cm weight 240 g pair metallic objects rounded shapes sit light gray background larger two-part container rounded cap hinged neck showing shiny silver surface subtle scuffs reflections smaller metallic cup cover silver finish minor surface marks.