Collection Highlights
Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle ticket
Object name
Bottle ticket
Date
ca. 1900- 1925
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 5.4 x 5.7 cm )
Description
Silver U-shaped bottle ticket with three circles above; circles have a roll textured surface and Chinese characters soldered in their centers; U-shape engraved, "SHERRY;" flat chased raised border soldered along the edges; double loop chain attached to the two outer circles; "CH" in a conforming rectangle struck on the reverse.
Credit Line
Bequest of Raphael Ashton Weed
Object Number
INV.55
Marks
stamped: on reverse: "CH" in a conforming rectangle
engraved: on obverse: "SHERRY"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
