Object Number 2022.0021.002

Object Name

Plate or dish (Child's plate)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Creator (Role)

Tiffany & Company
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, United States, North America

Date

1879-1890

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; "TIFFANY & C\o / 5516MAKERS2144 / STERLING-SILVER / -AND- / OTHER-METALS / 788" stamped incuse
2. Mark; Underside, near foot rim; "8" stamped incuse
3. Inscription; Exterior, rim, viewer's left side; "E de FL" in applied letters

Subjects

Food; Childcare; Dining

Materials

Silver; Gold-plated silver; Copper

Techniques

Electroplating, Hammered

Dimensions (inches)

0.5 (H) , 8 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.3 (H) , 20.32 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Weight: 11 oz. 5 dwt. troy (with plating)

Object Description

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