Cup
ca. 1899 (made)
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By the end of the 19th century it was common for manufacturers and retailers to work to standard designs, which they produced in great numbers for purchase directly from the shelf. Elkingtons sold a similar half-pint goblet for 16s. 6d. and produced the same design in sizes from half-pint to three pints in both silver and electroplate.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Electroplated nickel silver |
| Brief description | Electroplate cup, British ca. 1899 |
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| Object history | By the end of the 19th-century it was common for manufacturers and retailers to work to standard designs, which they produced in great numbers for purchase directly from the shelf. Elkingtons sold a similar half-pint goblet for 16s 6d and produced the same design in sizes from half-pint to three pints in both silver and electroplate. |
| Summary | By the end of the 19th century it was common for manufacturers and retailers to work to standard designs, which they produced in great numbers for purchase directly from the shelf. Elkingtons sold a similar half-pint goblet for 16s. 6d. and produced the same design in sizes from half-pint to three pints in both silver and electroplate. |
| Other number | MET.LOST.450 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.5-2000 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2000 |
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