Sheffield plate

noun

1. sheet copper with a cladding of silver.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sheffield plate¹

1855–60; named after Sheffield, England

Example Sentences

The tradition continued with silvered Sheffield plate cutlery in the 19th Century.

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Made of copper, brass or Sheffield plate, these buttons could close a pair of breeches or a jacket while simultaneously announcing the wearer’s politics.

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The agent rattled through his task, but was pulled up several times in dining-room and drawing-room, when a picture or two, some Sheffield plate, and various bits of china were missing.

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Instead of using solid silver, a layered combination of silver and copper, known as Sheffield plate, was chosen.

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I am a collector of Sheffield plate.

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