Museum Object Number1970.1039.001 A-E |
Kettle on stand (Tea kettle on stand)
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Tiffany & Company (Makers)
Edward Chandler Moore (Designer)
Tiffany & Co. was founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young as Tiffany & Young in New York City in 1837. It became known as Tiffany & Co. in 1853. The manufacturer was John Moore, who started the manufacture of silverware in 1827. The relationship between Moore and Tiffany & Co. continued even when Tiffany was incorporated in 1868. (Darling, New York State Silversmiths, p. 176; Turner, American Silver Flatware, p. 22)
18371827
Present1891
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1874-1874
1. Mark; Kettle and stand, underside; "TIFFANY & CO." in Roman letters in an arched rectangular surround, stamped (kettle effaced)
2. Mark; Kettle and stand, underside; "UNION SQUARE" in Roman letters in an arched rectangular surround, stamped (kettle effaced)
3. Mark; Kettle and stand, underside; "QUALITY/ 925 1000" in a rectangle, stamped (kettle effaced)
4. Mark; Kettle and stand, underside; "M" Old English gothic letter in an oval, stamped (kettle effaced)
5. Mark; Kettle and stand, underside; "1878" and "7203", stamped incuse (kettle effaced)
6. Mark; Burner, underside; "STERLING" stamped incuse
7. Inscription; Kettle, proper right side; "MPF" in foliated script, engraved
Marriage
Silver; Ivory
10.039 (H) , 8.425 (L) , 7.48 (W)
25.5 (H) , 21.4 (L) , 19 (W)
Part A: Height: 16.800cm; Length: 21.400cm; Width: 19.800cm; Weight: 911g Part B: Height: 17.700cm; Length: 19.000cm; Width: 12.000cm; Weight: does not fit on scale Part C: Unable to remove from the stand. Part D: Height: 3.900cm; Diameter: 4.200cm; Weight: 18.000g Part E: Height: 1.400cm; Length: 11.100cm; Width: 5.000cm; Weight: 40.000g "A" height does not include handle. "A" weight includes the weights of parts C, D, and E. Quimby records the following weights: Kettle 29 oz. 2 dwt. 18 gr. (906.3 grams); Kettle stand 33 oz. 6 dwt. 20 gr. (1037 grams) (presumably the burner is included with the stand) The overall height of the kettle on the stand is 12.5 inches. XRF analysis is recorded in Quimby, p. 302.
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[Book] Carpenter, Charles H. & Carpenter, Mary Grace. 1978 Tiffany Silver.
• Fig. 29 and 69, pp. 71, 72, and p. 234ff
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 301-302, no. 272
[Book] Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on Tiffany & Co. and example marks, p. 176
[Book] Turner, Noel D. 1972 American Silver Flatware 1837-1910. 473 p.
• Information on Tiffany & Co., pp. 22, 329
[Book] Turner, Noel D. 1972 American Silver Flatware 1837-1910. 473 p.
• Information about the pattern and John Polhemus, pp. 67, 105, 294, 326