Bin label, one of four, "MADEIRA"

Dateca. 1800

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsOL: 5 3/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1957-99,2

DescriptionFlat plaque with a ring projecting from the top, bluish tin glaze, with edges and reverse unglazed, inscribed "MADEIRA" in manganese.
Label TextLabels 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 eighteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth, the earlier ones in delft and the later in creamware, pearlware, or whiteware.

This label is inscribed "MADEIRA," in reference to a wine originally made on the island of Madeira, off the northwest coast of Africa. A wine of deep amber tint, full body, and some sweetness, it was sometimes put on ships destined for the Indies to enhance its aging, hence the designation "East India Madeira."

The London attribution for the label is based on the color of the lettering and the glaze
Inscribed"MADERIA" in manganese on the front.
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceJoseph Vizcarra, Lombard, IL