Bottle Ticket
ca. 1755 (made)
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This silver ticket, one of a set of six, would have hung round the neck of a bottle of champagne. 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 the 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 the fashionable designs and technical advances in metalware generally.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Silver, pierced and engraved |
Brief description | Silver, no hallmarks, London ca.1755, mark of Sandylands Drinkwater. |
Physical description | Bottle ticket (one of set of six) with the word "CHAMPAGNE." Silver, pierced and engraved, ribbon shaped surmounted by a wreath and crest of an armoured arm embowed grasping an arrow (Hales, an extinct Baronetcy by 1806); chain attached. |
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Gallery label | Heraldic Set:
Heraldic set of six bottle tickets
British, around 1755
Mark of Sandilands Drinkwater
Designed as crests of a bent arm holding an arrow
M.1108 to 1113-1944(2000) |
Credit line | P. J. Cropper Bequest |
Object history | Acquisition RF: 44 / 177 Bequest - P.J. Cropper per W J Sheldrick One of set: M.1108 to 1113 - 1944 |
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Summary | This silver ticket, one of a set of six, would have hung round the neck of a bottle of champagne. 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 the fashionable designs and technical advances in metalware generally. |
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Accession number | M.1109-1944 |
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Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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