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Persian

Tiffany and Co., New Yorkca. 1872–1904

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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.

Details

  • 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.

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