Sauce Tureen
ca. 1780 (made)
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Sheffield plate originated with the discovery in 1743 by a working cutler of Sheffield, Thomas Boulsover (1704-88), that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The industry this material created, flourished for approximately one hundred years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Sheffield plate, stamped and engraved |
| Brief description | Sauce tureen and stand, Sheffield plate, Sheffield, ca.1780 |
| Physical description | Sauce tureen and stand, (one of a pair), Sheffield plate, oval, the stand with fish tail ends and raised centre; the sauce tureen with spreading feet and rising reeded handles; domed cover with knop. Decorated with shallow fluting and reeded borders. Engraved with a coat of arms. |
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| Production type | Unlimited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | Engraved with arms of Sir John Blunden, c. Kilkenny. (On the body of the tureen.) |
| Credit line | Bequest of Miss M.B.H. Hudson |
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| Summary | Sheffield plate originated with the discovery in 1743 by a working cutler of Sheffield, Thomas Boulsover (1704-88), that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The industry this material created, flourished for approximately one hundred years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s. |
| Associated object | M.338-1922 (Pair) |
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| Accession number | M.338A/1-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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