Persian

Tiffany and Co., New Yorkca. 1872–1904

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Asymmetrical flat bowl with one point, and five ogee lobes on one side and one on the other, the whole gilded. Stem, pierced in radiating design. Handle flat and angular, ending in thistle flower. Relief interlacing with trefoil reserve containing monogram JAD.

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Title: Persian
Creator: Tiffany and Co., New York
Date Created: ca. 1872–1904
Type: Ice cream knife
Rights: Gift of Anonymous Donor
Medium: Silver, parcel gilding
Markings: Stamped: m/Tiffany & Co./Sterling/ pat. 1872.
Dimensions: L x W x D: 30 x 7.5 x 5.1 cm (11 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 in.)
Bibliography: Hood, W. Tiffany Silver Flatware, 1945-1905. Antique Collectors' Club, 1999. Section on "Persian" Pattern, pp. 199-205 (ill); see index for additional pages; see also fig. 185 for object with similar 'blade/bowl' shape to 1957-100-13.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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