Object Number 1970.1039.001 A-E

Object Name

Kettle on stand (Tea kettle on stand)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Tiffany & Company (Makers)
1837-Present
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)

Edward Chandler Moore (Designer)
1827-1891

Place of Origin

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

Date

1874-1874

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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

Subjects

Marriage

Materials

Silver; Ivory

Dimensions (inches)

10.039 (H) , 8.425 (L) , 7.48 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

25.5 (H) , 21.4 (L) , 19 (W)

Measurement Notes

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.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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