Bottle Ticket
1826-1827 (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. Here the contents were Hungary water. This was a toilet water distilled from rosemary flowers that was supposed to have preserved the beauty of an early queen of Hungary. 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 and technical advances 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 and technical advances in metalware generally.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver gilt, pierced and repousse |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt, London 1826-7, mark of Charles Rawlings |
| Physical description | Bottle ticket with the words HUNGARY WATER (pierced lettering). Silver-gilt, fancy escutcheon with repousse border of scrolls and shells and chain. |
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| Gallery label | "HUNGARY WATER"
Silver-gilt
London, 1826-7
Mark of Charles Rawlings
A distilled spirit of wine prepared from rosemary flowers, famed for preserving the beauty of a 14th century Queen of Hungary.
M.595-1944(2000) |
| Credit line | P. J. Cropper Bequest |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 44 / 177, Bequest - P.J. Cropper, per W J Sheldrick Probably a cordial. |
| Historical context | A distilled spirit of wine prepared from rosemary flowers, famed for preserving the beauty of a 14th century Queen of Hungary. |
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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. Here the contents were Hungary water. This was a toilet water distilled from rosemary flowers that was supposed to have preserved the beauty of an early queen of Hungary. 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 and technical advances in metalware generally. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.595-1944 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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