Madeira Decanter Label
SilversmithMade by
James Erskine
(Aberdeen, Scotland, active 1790 - 1818)
Datec. 1800
Object NameLabel
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: Length: 4.6 cm, Height: 2.6 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1992.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008798
About MeAfter 1660 a wide variety of wines and spirits were decanted into unmarked bottles, as were medicinal lotions and sauces. To avoid confusion silver labels describing the contents were hang around the bottles, suspended on silver chains. These labels are still used today on wine and spirit decanters, although paper labelling for bottles was made compulsory in 1860.
George Jamieson
Alexander & John Smith Ltd.
1937
18th Century
