Collection Highlights
Section of water pipe
1800-1840
X.47
Wood, iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle ticket
Object name
Bottle ticket
Date
ca. 1875 - 1925
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 6.4 cm )
Description
Silver crescent-shaped bottle ticket with loops at each end; cast silver dragon soldered to the top edge of the "u;" oval linked chain attaches through the loops; "Sherry" engraved on the obverse; three maker's marks struck on the reverse.
Credit Line
Bequest of Raphael Ashton Weed
Object Number
INV.56
Marks
engraved: on obverse: "SHERRY"
stamped: on reverse: "WH" in conforming rectangle
stamped: on reverse: "90" in conforming rectangle
stamped: on reverse: two chinese characters in a conforming rectangle
Gallery Label
This wine label bears the Chinese hallmark of Wang Hing, a prolific silversmith active in Hong Kong during the late nineteenth century.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
