Tray

Tiffany & Co.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 199


Buoyed by the phenomenal success of their Japanese-inspired wares at the 1878 Paris Exposition, Tiffany continued producing innovative designs featuring experimental mixed-metal techniques. A note on the meticulously annotated design drawing for this tray describes the sun or moon as "inlaid red gold, not colored," which according to the firm’s technical manual is a combination of "American Gold" and "Fine Copper." Analysis of the metals reveals that each detail corresponds precisely with the formulas and techniques specified in the drawing. Moore had a particular penchant for objects depicting frogs. Reportedly frogs were kept in an aquarium at the studio for designers to study, so the one leaping and catching mosquitoes here may have been modeled from life.

Tray, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, brass, gold-copper alloy, and copper-platinum-iron alloy, American

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Tray, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, brass, gold-copper alloy, and copper-platinum-iron alloy, American
Tray, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, brass, gold-copper alloy, and copper-platinum-iron alloy, American
Tray, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, brass, gold-copper alloy, and copper-platinum-iron alloy, American
Tray, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, brass, gold-copper alloy, and copper-platinum-iron alloy, American
Tray, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, brass, gold-copper alloy, and copper-platinum-iron alloy, American
Tray, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, brass, gold-copper alloy, and copper-platinum-iron alloy, American

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