Bottle Ticket
ca. 1725-1750 (made)
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Bottle tickets identified the contents of a bottle or decanter, which might alternatively contain spirits, sauces, toilet waters or cordials. The word 'Claret' in pierced lettering on this ticket is the English term for the red wine of Bordeaux in south-west France. It was teated for the English market to make a strong wine with good flavour but 'heady and not suitable for all stomachs'.
Contemporary gazettes begin to refer to ‘labels for bottles’ in the 1770s but it was not until the 1790s that they were established as wine or decanter labels. These tickets also illustrate in miniature the skills of the silversmith over the last two hundred years. While the variety of styles and materials was enormous, silver bottle tickets tended to reflect the designs and technical advances in metalware generally.
Contemporary gazettes begin to refer to ‘labels for bottles’ in the 1770s but it was not until the 1790s that they were established as wine or decanter labels. These tickets also illustrate in miniature the skills of the silversmith over the last two hundred years. While the variety of styles and materials was enormous, silver bottle tickets tended to reflect the designs and technical advances in metalware generally.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraved silver |
| Brief description | Silver, no marks, England, ca.1725-1750 |
| Physical description | Bottle ticket with the word CLARET (pierced lettering), one of a set of three. Silver, shaped oblong with scalloped corners, engraved scrollwork and chain attached. |
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| Credit line | P. J. Cropper Bequest |
| Summary | Bottle tickets identified the contents of a bottle or decanter, which might alternatively contain spirits, sauces, toilet waters or cordials. The word 'Claret' in pierced lettering on this ticket is the English term for the red wine of Bordeaux in south-west France. It was teated for the English market to make a strong wine with good flavour but 'heady and not suitable for all stomachs'. Contemporary gazettes begin to refer to ‘labels for bottles’ in the 1770s but it was not until the 1790s that they were established as wine or decanter labels. These tickets also illustrate in miniature the skills of the silversmith over the last two hundred years. While the variety of styles and materials was enormous, silver bottle tickets tended to reflect the designs and technical advances in metalware generally. |
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| Accession number | M.508-1944 |
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| Record created | December 23, 2004 |
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