Object Number 1970.1220

Object Name

Spoon (Egg spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Tiffany & Company (Maker)
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)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1871-1904

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "8" stamped incuse
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "TIFFANY&C\o/" stamped incuse
3. Mark; Handle, underside; "[?]I[?]RI" stamped incuse
4. Mark; Handle, underside; Illegible mark stamped incuse
5. Mark; Handle, underside; "PA[T]" 1871." stamped incuse
6. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "MPF" engraved

Subjects

Birds; Flowers

Materials

Silver; Gilding

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.764 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.4938 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.1 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 14 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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, 115, 329
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488