Museum Object Number1983.0178.002 |
Coffee pot
Etruscan
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. T. Truxtun Hare, Jr. in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Whitwell
Tiffany & Company (Retailer)
Edward Chandler Moore (Designer and maker)
John Chandler Moore (Manufacturer)
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
Present18911874
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1861-1861
1. Mark; Body underside, center; "TIFFANY & CO." in upward curved rectangle, stamped
2. Mark; Body underside, center; "550 BROADWAY" in downward curved rectangle, stamped
3. Mark; Body underside, center; "ENGLISH STERLING / 925 * 1000" in conforming rectangle, stamped
4. Mark; Body underside; "524" incuse, stamped
5. Mark; Body underside, center; "6992" incuse, stamped
6. Mark; Body underside, center; "M" gothic script in oval, stamped
7. Mark; Body underside, center; "M" gothic script in oval, stamped
8. Inscription; Body, horizontal collar; "MCW" shaded gothic script in overlapping cypher, engraved
9. Inscription; Body, underside; "282" and "232" scratched
Silver; Ivory
Cast, Chased, Engraved
11.969 (H) , 8.898 (L) , 5.551 (W) , 38.8719 (Weight)
30.4 (H) , 22.6 (L) , 14.1 (W) , 1102 (Weight)
Quimby reports 1095.4 grams.
Text available soon.
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 303-305, no. 274 a-f
[Book] Turner, Noel D. 1972 American Silver Flatware 1837-1910. 473 p.
• Information on Tiffany & Co., pp. 22, 329
[Book] Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on Tiffany & Co. and example marks, p. 176