Museum Object Number1970.1441 |
Tool (for needlework) (Chatelaine)
Tools
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Tiffany & Company (Manufacturer and seller)
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
The applied mixed-metal decorative plate may be Japanese, per comments by Tiffany scholar Janet Zapata, 2008.
1870-1875
1. Mark; Belt hook, exterior; "TIFFANY & Co." stamped incuse
2. Mark; Belt hook, exterior; "3047" stamped incuse
3. Mark; Belt hook, exterior; "STERLING" stamped incuse
4. Mark; Belt hook, exterior; "1320" stamped incuse
5. Mark; Belt hook, exterior; "UNION-SQUARE" stamped incuse
6. Mark; Belt hook, exterior; "M" in Gothic script inside an oval, stamped incuse
Silver; Gold; Copper; Iron; Velvet; Ivory
Electroplating, Engine-turned
9.331 (L) , 3.15 (W)
23.7 (L) , 8 (W)
Text available soon.
[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] Fales, Martha Gandy. Jewelry in America.
• Similar object: Colour plate 210, p. 355