Not currently on display at the V&A

Coffee Pot

1901-2 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The roughly planished surface of the body evokes Arts and Crafts work and the strapwork, the designs of Oliver Baker for Liberty's Cymric scheme.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised with applied ornament
Brief description
Silver, Birmingham hallmarks for 1901-2, mark of Williams Ltd.
Physical description
Part of a tea and coffee service. Silver, oval in plan with an undulating and everted rim; strip handle with bifurcated and wavy wires attached to the body at the top and bottom, the lid hinged at the rear and with a wire knop. Applied to the body is a flat band of interlocking strap ornament with trefoil heads and pincer shaped tails.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Birmingham hallmarks for 1901-2
  • Mark of Williams Ltd.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss S. B. Hillyer
Summary
The roughly planished surface of the body evokes Arts and Crafts work and the strapwork, the designs of Oliver Baker for Liberty's Cymric scheme.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
M.30-1983

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2009
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