Cup and saucer
ca. 1881
Medium
Silver, patinated copper, patinated copper-platinum-iron alloy, and gold
Dimensions
Cup: 2 1/8 × 2 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (5.4 × 6.4 × 4.8 cm) Saucer: 1/2 × 4 in. (1.3 × 10.2 cm)
Classification
Cup and saucer
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of the American Wing Fund and Emma and Jay A. Lewis Gift, 2016
Accession Number
2016.688a, b
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...