Sugar Bowl
ca. 1887
Medium
Silver, silver-gilt, enamel and ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 3 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (9.2 x 19.1 x 9.5 cm); 15 oz. 14 dwt. (488.4 g) Body: H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); 11 oz. 19 dwt. (372 g) Cover: 1 11/16 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (4.3 x 11.4 x 7.9 cm); 3 oz. 15 dwt. (116.4 g)
Classification
Sugar Bowl
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
97.1.3a, b
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...