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Pitcher

Retailer Tiffany, Young & Ellis American
 John C. Moore and Son American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 199


This water pitcher was made not long after the Moore family firm agreed to retail their silver exclusively through Tiffany, Young & Ellis—the predecessor of Tiffany & Co.—and it bears marks from both firms. The naturalistic water lilies and cattails reveal Edward’s sensitive approach to aligning decoration, form, and function. The design may have been inspired by European porcelain exhibited at the 1853 Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York, where Tiffany also displayed silverware produced by the Moore firm.

Pitcher, Tiffany, Young & Ellis (American, 1841–1853), Silver

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Pitcher, Tiffany, Young & Ellis (American, 1841–1853), Silver
Pitcher, Tiffany, Young & Ellis (American, 1841–1853), Silver
Pitcher, Tiffany, Young & Ellis (American, 1841–1853), Silver

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