Bottle Ticket
1807-1808 (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. This ticket, one of a set of three, identifies the contents as Madeira, a fortified wine namedafter the island where tit was made.
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. Paul Storr (1771-1844), one of the leading silversmiths in England, made this ticket. 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. Paul Storr (1771-1844), one of the leading silversmiths in England, made this ticket. 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 | Silver-gilt, pierced and repoussé |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt, mark of Paul Storr, London hallmarks for 1807-8 |
| Physical description | Bottle ticket with the word MADEIRA. Silver-gilt, pierced and repousse, raised oblong against a quatrefoil, chain attached. |
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| Credit line | P. J. Cropper Bequest |
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| Summary | Bottle tickets identified the contents of a bottle or decanter, which might alternatively contain spirits, sauces, toilet waters or cordials. This ticket, one of a set of three, identifies the contents as Madeira, a fortified wine namedafter the island where tit was made. 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. Paul Storr (1771-1844), one of the leading silversmiths in England, made this ticket. 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.1099-1944 |
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| Record created | December 31, 2004 |
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