Metals
Tiffany & Company (Manufacturer and seller)
Edward Chandler Moore (Designer)
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1872-1880
Silver; Gold-plated silver; Goldplated (electroplated)
2016.0044.001 A
Object Number2016.0044.001 A |
Lighter (Cigar vase or stand)
Metals
Gift of Kathy Field Malavasic
Tiffany & Company (Manufacturer and seller)
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
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Tiffany & Co., moved to the newly built Union Square location in about 1870-72. Moore's "Persian" pattern debuted by 1872.
1872-1880
1. Mark; Tray, underside; "TIFFANY & CO." in arched rectangle, stamped
2. Mark; Tray, underside; "QUALITY / 925-1000" in rectangle with cut upper corners, stamped
3. Mark; Tray, underside; "M" in Gothic capital script in an oval, stamped
4. Mark; Tray, underside; "UNION SQUARE" in an arched rectangle, stamped
5. Mark; Tray, underside; "2 9 7 4" pattern number punched incuse
6. Mark; Tray, underside; " 8 5 5" order number punched incuse
7. Inscription; Tray, underside; "23" possible scratch weight
Silver; Gold-plated silver; Goldplated (electroplated)
6 (H) , 7.5 (W)
15.24 (H) , 19.05 (W)
Height and width are as assembled. Weight is perhaps 22 ounces Troy, needs verification.
Text available soon.
[Book] Carpenter, Charles H. & Carpenter, Mary Grace. 1978 Tiffany Silver.
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[Book] Carpenter, Charles H. & Zapata, Janet. 1987 The Silver of Tiffany & Co. 1850-1987. 64.
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