X
MOV File
Online Collections

Sheffield plate


Details
Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

Sheffield plate

Details

Plate consisting of an overlay of silver on copper, brass, or other metal so as to simulate solid silver.

Variations

placage de Sheffield

placa Sheffield

plate, Sheffield

Related Events
Related People
Related Literature
Related Terms
Related Artworks
Media
IMLS logoNEA logoNEH logo

The Portland Art Museum’s Online Collections site is brought to you thanks to support provided by the State of Oregon through its second Culture, History, Arts, Movies, and Preservation funding program and generous awards from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts.