Tea infuser
Classification:
Date:
designed 1892-93, made 1907-1947
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Cast silver tea infuser; globular body with rings of perforations; cast in two halves and attached with three pin and notch closures; each half attached to a short length of chain attached to another chain length with a ring terminal; body engraved, "F H W" in script; makers' marks stamped on the bezel.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Object Number:
1988.15ab
Marks:
stamped: on the bezel: "TIFFANY & CO. 11263 MAKERS STERLING M"
engraved: center of body: "F W H" in script
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1947
eMuseum Object ID:
17539
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Tea infuser
Classification:
Date:
1902 - 1907
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Cast and wrought silver tea infuser; acorn-shaped body with a band of repoussé chased foliate scrolls below the concave shoulder; circular perforations all over the lower body; circular domed lid with two pin and notch closures in the bezel; chain with a terminal ring strung through the body and attached to the bottom; makers' marks stamped on the bezel.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Object Number:
1988.14ab
Marks:
stamped: on the bezel: "TIFFANY & CO. MAKERS STERLING C"
engraved: on the cover: "A.C.S. "Whiteface""
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1907
eMuseum Object ID:
17502
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Finger bowl
Classification:
Date:
1883
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 14 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver finger bowl; circular, bowl-shaped body with flared side repoussé chased in high relief with birds perched among ferns and oak leaves; scalloped rim; gilt interior; lightly gadrooned footring; base engraved, "C C S" in foliate script; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabel Schults
Object Number:
1975.12h
Marks:
engraved: on the base: "C C S" in foliate script
stamped: on the base: "TIFFANY & Co/ 7818 M 7609/ STERLING-SILVER"
Gallery Label:
Wedding gift to Mr. & Mrs. John Shults, Jr. in 1883. They are listed in Tiffany pattern books as, "Finger Bowl Fern to go with Dessert Plate."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1883
eMuseum Object ID:
17496
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Finger bowl
Classification:
Date:
1883
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 14 cm )
Description:
Set of four wrought silver finger bowls; circular, bowl-shaped bodies with flared sides repoussé chased in high relief with birds perched among ferns and oak leaves; scalloped rims; gilt interiors; lightly gadrooned footrings; bases engraved, "C C S" in foliate script; makers' marks on the bases.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabel Shults
Object Number:
1975.12b, h-j
Marks:
engraved: on the bases: "C C S" in foliate script
stamped: on the bases: "TIFFANY & Co/ 7818 M 7609/ STERLING-SILVER"
Gallery Label:
Wedding gift to Mr. & Mrs. John Shults, Jr. in 1883. They are listed in Tiffany pattern books as, "Finger Bowl Fern to go with Dessert Plate."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1883
eMuseum Object ID:
17494
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Spoon
Classification:
Date:
1884-1900
Medium:
Silver, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 20 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 3 oz (troy) (94 g)
Description:
Silver Buffalo Dance pattern spoon; handle with full-length figure of an Indian warrior in ceremonial attire cast in relief, with traces of red and blue enamel; pear-shaped bowl engraved with geometric designs on obverse and reverse; buffalo mask in relief on reverse of bowl; stamped maker's mark on reverse of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anne Ehrenkranz, in honor of Mae Wien
Object Number:
1988.1
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of handle: "M TIFFANY & CO STERLING 603 PAT 1884"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
17445
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Fork
Classification:
Date:
1896-1908
Medium:
Silver, gilding, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Silver fork with four curved tines that extend from red enameled, diamond-shaped base; cast, shaped handle with red enameled diamond finial and diamond detailing at center; traces of gilding on edges of finial; stamped maker's mark on reverse of handle.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1987.32d
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of handle: "AK" ( in square), "84[double eagle?]AK" ( in rectangle), and "MADE FOR TIFFANY & Co"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1908
eMuseum Object ID:
17405
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Rattles
Classification:
Date:
1864-67
Description:
2 Rattles: (A) inscribed "P-H-T"(?) (B)inscribed "R-1866/7-GV"
Object Number:
1953.315ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
16883
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1725
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/16 in. ( 20 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a slightly upturned oval handle with a full midrib on the front; handle engraved, "H/ A * B" in block letters on the underside of the handle; elliptical bowl with a rat-tail drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1986.2
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "H/ A * B" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the stem: "AP" in roman letters in a heart
Gallery Label:
According to Ernest M. Currier in his, "Marks of Early American Silversmiths" (Portland, Maine, 1938, p.114.) silver by this maker is extremely scarce. This tablespoon is the only one that has been reported.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1725
eMuseum Object ID:
16596
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Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 10.2 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with view of Niagara Falls on inside of pointed oval bowl; bust of Native American man in feather headdress on end of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walston S. Brown
Object Number:
1987.7
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "STAMPED"
in relief: on inside of bowl: "NIAGARA FALLS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
16593
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Printing block
Classification:
Date:
1892-1895
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 14.6 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Printing block for photoengraving; rectangular block of wood with attached metal (copper?) plate; relief surface in the shape of a full-size Robert Ingersoll spoon with crossed torches inscribed "REASON" and "LIBERTY"; half-tone detailing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walston S. Brown
Object Number:
1987.5
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
16592
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