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Teapot

Manufacturer Tiffany & Co.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 199


For the 1878 Paris Exposition, Moore exhibited not only one-of-a-kind masterworks, like the nearby Conglomerate Vase, but also hollowware for everyday use that would appeal to visitors with refined tastes and a more modest budget. Likely part of a service, this teapot model was displayed at the fair and proved to be a retail success. Its ivy and dragonfly motif recalls similar mixed-metal decoration found on an iron hanging vase from Moore’s collection on view in this gallery. The jade finial was likely ordered directly from Japan.

Teapot, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, gold, ivory, and jade, American

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