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Bottle Ticket

1816-1817 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle tickets identified the contents of a bottle or decanter, which might contain spirits, sauces, toilet waters or cordial. Contemporary gazettes began 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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, with rounded corners, reeded and gadrooned edge, chain attached
Brief description
Silver. London hallmarks for 1816-1817, mark of TR (unidentified)
Physical description
Silver bottle ticket. Oblong in shape, with rounded corners, reeded and gadrooned edge, and chain attached. London hallmark for 1816-1817. Maker's mark 'TR'.
Dimensions
  • Length: 5.4cm
  • Height: 2.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • London hallmarks for 1816-1817
  • Maker's mark' TR' (unidentified)
  • BRANDY
Credit line
P. J. Cropper Bequest
Subjects depicted
Summary
Bottle tickets identified the contents of a bottle or decanter, which might contain spirits, sauces, toilet waters or cordial. Contemporary gazettes began 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.
Collection
Accession number
M.235-1944

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Record createdJune 15, 2007
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