Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Wolstenholme, Joseph (Metalworker)
Title:: J. Wolstenholme's best Britannia metal.
Alternate Title(s):: Best Britannia metal
Published / Created:: [Sheffield] : J. Wolstenholme, [between 1830 and 1840]
Physical Description:: 1 trade card : engraving ; 80 x 80 mm
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Eph Hg 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:: Copyright Undetermined
Related Content:: View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:11623125
Notes:: Trade card printed on yellow paper with an engraving of Wostenholme's factory in Sheffield. At bottom is noted: "4 BM [i.e. Britannia Metal] Tea Pot, no. 910."
Joseph Wolstenholme, manufacturer of Britannia metal, is listed in the Sheffield directory and guide of 1828 (page 105.) The collections of Museums Sheffield includes a "Bachelor teapot" in Britannia metal, manufactured by Joseph Wolstenholme, dated to between 1830 and 1840.
Subject Terms:: Wolstenholme, Joseph (Metalworker) | Advertising -- England -- Sheffield. | Metal products -- Great Britain. | Architecture -- England -- Sheffield. | Teapots -- Great Britain. | Pewter. | Sheffield plate. | House furnishings -- Great Britain.
Form/Genre:: Trade cards (advertising) | Advertisements. | Engravings -- 1830-1840. | Ephemera.