Creamer
ca. 1887
Medium
Silver, silver-gilt and enamel
Dimensions
2 7/8 x 5 3/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.3 x 13.7 x 7.9 cm); 8 oz. 18 dwt. (276.3 g)
Classification
Cream pot
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of a Friend of the Museum, 1897
Accession Number
97.1.2
Tags
About the Artist
Tiffany & Co. · 1837–present
Tiffany & Co., founded on September 18, 1837, by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in New York City as a stationery and fancy goods store, quickly evolved into a premier American house for jewelry and decorative arts. Under Charles's leadership, the firm introduced innovations like the sterling silver standard in 1851 and the iconic six-prong Tiffany Setting engagement ring in 1886, establis...