Epergne
ca.1780-1800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
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 The industry this material created, flourished for approximately one hundred years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.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 24 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Sheffield plate and cut glass. |
| Brief description | Epergne, Sheffield plate with glass bottles, Sheffield, ca.1780-1800 |
| Physical description | Epergne, Sheffield plate with cut glass bottles (one missing), spreading foot upon which revolves a wire framework and platform of wavy oval outline, with receptacles for the bottles. The framework is surmounted by an oval bowl with scalloped and chased border; four curled branches supporting similar but smaller bowls spring from the framework. Bottles mounted with Sheffield plate. |
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| Production type | Unlimited edition |
| Credit line | Bequest of Miss M.B.H. Hudson |
| 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 The industry this material created, flourished for approximately one hundred years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.330:1-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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