Cup and saucer
Similarities between the decoration of these objects and illustrations in a book owned by Moore displayed nearby suggest Venice’s Basilica of San Marco as a source of inspiration. The techniques and patterns of the geometric floor mosaics, which originate in antiquity, are here interpreted in inlaid red copper, patinated copper-platinum-iron alloy, silver, and gold. Once identified as designer Paulding Farnham’s work of the 1890s and described as referencing Navajo blankets, these works were in fact made around 1881 and reflect Moore’s interest in ancient, medieval, and non-Western art.
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