A rare George IV silver sauce label

A rare George IV silver sauce label,

by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1823,

kidney form, reeded border, incised 'CHETNA', length 3.3cm, approx. weight 0.1oz.

Chetna is made by steeping twelve shallots in a pint of vinegar for 12 hours; strain and mix together with a pint of mushroom catsup, two wine glassfuls of soy, a teaspoonful of cayenne, half a teaspoonful of mustard seed, and the same quantity of allspice; boil and when cold, bottle, and cork.