Bottle Ticket
ca. 1850 (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 and technical advances in metalware generally. This ticket is made of electroplated nickel silver, a cheaper and more durable alternative to sterling silver that was pioneered in the 1840s.
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. This ticket is made of electroplated nickel silver, a cheaper and more durable alternative to sterling silver that was pioneered in the 1840s.
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Materials and techniques | Electroplated nickel silver, engraved |
Brief description | Electroplate, England, ca.1850 |
Physical description | Bottle ticket with the letter H. Electroplated nickel silver, foliated capital engraved with acanthus scrolls; chain attached. |
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Credit line | P. J. Cropper Bequest |
Object history | Acquisition RF: 44 / 177 Bequest - P.J. Cropper per W J Sheldrick |
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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 and technical advances in metalware generally. This ticket is made of electroplated nickel silver, a cheaper and more durable alternative to sterling silver that was pioneered in the 1840s. |
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Accession number | M.1182-1944 |
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Record created | July 11, 2006 |
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