单词	Sheffield plate
释义	Sheffield plate /ʃɛfiːldˈpleɪt / noun [mass noun] Copper plated with silver by rolling and edging with silver film and ribbon, especially as produced in Sheffield between 1760 and 1840.There are three kinds of silver antique: sterling silver, or its equivalent, Sheffield plate, and silver plate.... Matthew Boulton, James Watt's partner in the manufacture of steam engines, also made silver, Sheffield plate, and ormolu, while another of his associates, Francis Eginton, was a pioneer in the revival of stained glass. Chinese porcelain was imitated in the Potteries; silverware was copied as Sheffield plate; exquisite Indian muslins were mimicked in Lancashire.
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