Bottle Ticket
ca. 1830 (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 identifies the contents as a spirit, gin.
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 fashionable designs and technical advances in metalware generally. This example is made of Sheffield plate, a thin layer of silver fused to a copper core. First developed in 1742, Sheffield plate became a popular and less expensive alternative to silver.
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 fashionable designs and technical advances in metalware generally. This example is made of Sheffield plate, a thin layer of silver fused to a copper core. First developed in 1742, Sheffield plate became a popular and less expensive alternative to silver.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Sheffield plate, a laminate of sterling silver fused to a copper core |
| Brief description | Sheffield plate, no marks, Sheffield? ca.1830 |
| Physical description | Bottle ticket with the word "GIN." Sheffield plate, escutcheon with lion's pelt above and repousse border of gadroons with scroll-work and shell below; chain attached. |
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| Credit line | P. J. Cropper Bequest |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 44 / 177 Bequest - P.J. Cropper per W J Sheldrick Known as 'flying fox' design |
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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 identifies the contents as a spirit, gin. 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 fashionable designs and technical advances in metalware generally. This example is made of Sheffield plate, a thin layer of silver fused to a copper core. First developed in 1742, Sheffield plate became a popular and less expensive alternative to silver. |
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| Accession number | M.992-1944 |
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| Record created | July 22, 2005 |
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