Object Number 1983.0178.004

Object Name

Pitcher (Cream or milk pitcher or pot)

Title

Etruscan

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. T. Truxtun Hare, Jr. in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Whitwell

Creator (Role)

Tiffany & Company (Retailer)
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

John Chandler Moore (Manufacturer)-1874

Place of Origin

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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Interior, footrim; "From Samuel & Sophia Whitwell. June 12\th/. 1861." engraved
2. Inscription; Body, underside; "18202" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Molded, Cast, Chased, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.559 (H) , 4.252 (L) , 3.819 (W) , 13.1925 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.2 (H) , 10.8 (L) , 9.7 (W) , 374 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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