Cruet Stand
late 18th century (made)
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A cruet set consists of a frame, in this case oval shaped, which held several bottles for the serving of condiments and sauces at the dinner table. Invariably, there was a bottle of oil and another for vinegar. This set includes two pepper pots and a mustard pot and four bottles with stoppers. By the late 18th century, the cruet frame, now with any number of smaller additional bottles and vases, stands or bowls--as seen here--served to combine the original cruet frame with the more recently introduced soy frame.
Sheffield plate originated, with the discovery in 1742, 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 The industry this material created flourished for about 100 years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
Sheffield plate originated, with the discovery in 1742, 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 The industry this material created flourished for about 100 years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 21 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Sheffield plate |
| Brief description | Cruet stand, Sheffield plate with cut-glass bottles, late 18th century, English |
| Physical description | An oval frame on base with reeded edge and four ball feet, containing cut glass mustard pot and two pepper pots with plated tops and four bottles with stoppers. Curved branches rising in the middle carry an oval basket (with clear glass liner) and four small circular dishes (liners wanting), all five decorated with piercing of slits and beeded edges. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | H. B. Hudson Gift |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | A cruet set consists of a frame, in this case oval shaped, which held several bottles for the serving of condiments and sauces at the dinner table. Invariably, there was a bottle of oil and another for vinegar. This set includes two pepper pots and a mustard pot and four bottles with stoppers. By the late 18th century, the cruet frame, now with any number of smaller additional bottles and vases, stands or bowls--as seen here--served to combine the original cruet frame with the more recently introduced soy frame. Sheffield plate originated, with the discovery in 1742, 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 about 100 years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.310-1920 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2002 |
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