Bottle Ticket
1824-1825 (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 pierced lettering identifies the contents as Elder Flower, a toilet water that was believed to have medicinal qualities.
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 were enormous, silver bottle tickets tended to reflect fashionable designs in metalware generally.
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 were enormous, silver bottle tickets tended to reflect fashionable designs in metalware generally.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt with repousse border |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt, London hallmarks for 1824-1825, mark of Charles Rawlings. |
| Physical description | Bottle ticket one of a pair) with the words ELDER FLOWER (pierced lettering). Silver-gilt, rectangular with raised floral border and chain (noe detached). |
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| Credit line | P. J. Cropper Bequest |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 44 / 177 Bequest - P.J. Cropper per W J Sheldrick One of pair |
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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 pierced lettering identifies the contents as Elder Flower, a toilet water that was believed to have medicinal qualities. 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 were enormous, silver bottle tickets tended to reflect fashionable designs in metalware generally. |
| Associated object | M.515-1944 (Set) |
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| Accession number | M.514-1944 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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