Sheffield Plate Inkwell & Stand

Product Details

Sheffield plate and cut glass inkwell and stand, English, mid-19th century.  The copper base metal shows just a little, mostly on the pen rests.  It is what Sheffield plate enthusiasts refer to as “bleeding”.  The ink well and stand is in good condition.

8 3/4” (22.3cm) by 7” (17.8cm), 3 1/4” (8.2cm) total height.

Sheffield Plate, often called Old Sheffield Plate, is a historical material and technique created by fusing a thin sheet of sterling silver onto a base metal, usually copper. Discovered in the 1740s in Sheffield, England, it provided an affordable alternative to solid sterling silver.

More information on the full history of Sheffield Plate is available on wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Sheffield_Plate