Description:
English whiteware flat, rectangular-shaped bin label painted "SHERRY" in overglazed black enamel, and with a pierced hole in the lobed top and unglazed back. Labels designed to hang in wine cellars bore the name of a wine or sometimes a number. They were produced from the last years of the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century, the earlier ones in delft and the later ones in creamware, pearlware, or whiteware. According to Andy McConnell's book The Decanter, sherry was a relatively rare drink in Georgian England. Rectangular bins made of brick or stone were constructed in cellars store store bottled wine, spirits, etc.. These labels proved very popular, probably because they resisted damp better than most materials.
Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location) Link to share this object record:
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