Bottle Ticket
1825-1826 (made)
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Bottle tickets identified the contents of a bottle or decanter, which might alternatively contain spirits, sauces, toilet waters or cordials. Contemporary gazettes begin to refer to ‘labels for bottles’ in the 1770s but it was not until the 1790s that they were established as wine or decanter labels.
These tickets also illustrate, in miniature, the skills of the silversmith over the last two hundred years. While the variety of styles and materials was enormous, silver bottle tickets tended to reflect fashionable designs in metalware generally.
These tickets also illustrate, in miniature, the skills of the silversmith over the last two hundred years. While the variety of styles and materials was enormous, silver bottle tickets tended to reflect fashionable designs in metalware generally.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Silver, London hallmarks for 1825-6, mark of Edward Farrell |
| Physical description | Bottle ticket with the word SHERRY (pierced lettering). Silver, irregular escutcheon with frame of scrollwork and figures of five men drinking and smoking; chain attached. |
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| Gallery label | "SHERRY2
London, 1825-6
Mark of Edward Farrell
Design based on a cartoon by Teniers
M.967-1944(2000) |
| Credit line | P. J. Cropper Bequest |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 44 / 177 Bequest - P.J. Cropper per W J Sheldrick Design based on a cartoon by Teniers. |
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| Summary | Bottle tickets identified the contents of a bottle or decanter, which might alternatively contain spirits, sauces, toilet waters or cordials. Contemporary gazettes begin to refer to ‘labels for bottles’ in the 1770s but it was not until the 1790s that they were established as wine or decanter labels. These tickets also illustrate, in miniature, the skills of the silversmith over the last two hundred years. While the variety of styles and materials was enormous, silver bottle tickets tended to reflect fashionable designs in metalware generally. |
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| Accession number | M.967-1944 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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