Object Number 1970.1124.001

Object Name

Flower container (Vase)

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

1890-1940

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; TIFFANY & CO

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

4.961 (H) , 1.85 (Diam) , 1.5168 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.6 (H) , 4.7 (Diam) , 43 (Weight)

Object Description

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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, 329
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 303, no. 271 a,b