Coffee Service

c. 1879

Tiffany & Co.

Tiffany & Co. (American, New York, est. 1837)

Decorative Art and Design

Coffee Service, c. 1879. Tiffany & Co. (American, New York, est. 1837). Silver inlaid with copper and gold, ivory; overall: 21.5 x 12.6 cm (8 7/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1975.114

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Tiffany & Co.
Classification: Silver
Formatted Medium: silver inlaid with copper and gold, ivory
Medium: silver, inlaid, copper, gold, ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 21.5 x 12.6 cm (8 7/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: engraved: E.J.W.B./from/A.M./Xmas 1879. (The A.M. may refer to Alfred Morrison, a wealthy man who supported contemporary decorative arts by collecting them for his London house.)
Departments: Decorative Art and Design
Accession Number: 1975.114
Credit Line: Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Exhibitions: All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection
Rights Statement: CC0