Lighter (Oil lamp)

Museum Object Number 2016.0044.001 B-D

Object Name

Lighter (Oil lamp)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Kathy Field Malavasic

Creator (Role)

Tiffany & Company (Manufacturer and seller)

Edward Chandler Moore (Designer)

Creator Notes

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)

Date of Birth

18371827

Date of Death

Present1891

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Tiffany & Co., moved to the newly built Union Square location in about 1870-72. Moore's "Persian" pattern debuted by 1872.

Date

1872-1880

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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6. Mark; Tray, underside; " 8 5 5" order number punched incuse
7. Inscription; Tray, underside; "23" possible scratch weight

Materials

Silver; Goldplated (electroplated); Gold-plated silver; Cotton

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Carpenter, Charles H. & Carpenter, Mary Grace. 1978 Tiffany Silver.
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[Book] Carpenter, Charles H. & Zapata, Janet. 1987 The Silver of Tiffany & Co. 1850-1987. 64.
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