Wine Cooler
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Wine coolers hold iced water and ice to chill one or more bottles of wine. This example was intended to stand on a table or sideboard. Between 1800 and 1810 in Britain there was a fashion for wine coolers that imitated the shape of a wooden barrel, as with this example with its encircling hoops that imitate the metal staves of a barrel.
Sheffield plate originated with the discovery in 1742 by Thomas Boulsover (1704-1788), a cutler from Sheffield, that silver and copper in unequal proportions, when 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 The industry this material created flourished for approximately a hundred years until Sheffield plate was superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
Sheffield plate originated with the discovery in 1742 by Thomas Boulsover (1704-1788), a cutler from Sheffield, that silver and copper in unequal proportions, when 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 The industry this material created flourished for approximately a hundred years until Sheffield plate was superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Sheffield plate |
| Brief description | Wine cooler, Sheffield plate, with two handles, a deep liner and engraved with a coat of arms, English, 19th century |
| Physical description | With a straight side and three moulded hoops, two handles and a deep liner. It is engraved with the coats of arms' of the Wilson and Pierce families, joined on one shield. |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Engraved with the coats of arms' of the Wilson and Pierce families, joined on one shield. (engraved) |
| Credit line | Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons Bequest |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Wine coolers hold iced water and ice to chill one or more bottles of wine. This example was intended to stand on a table or sideboard. Between 1800 and 1810 in Britain there was a fashion for wine coolers that imitated the shape of a wooden barrel, as with this example with its encircling hoops that imitate the metal staves of a barrel. Sheffield plate originated with the discovery in 1742 by Thomas Boulsover (1704-1788), a cutler from Sheffield, that silver and copper in unequal proportions, when 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 a hundred years until Sheffield plate was superseded by electroplating in the 1840s. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.912-1926 |
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| Record created | January 30, 2004 |
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