Tray
Tiffany & Co.
1879–80
Medium
Silver, copper, brass, gold-copper alloy, and copper-platinum-iron alloy
Dimensions
9 1/8 × 7/8 in., 544.3g (23.2 × 2.2 cm, 17.5 oz.)
Classification
Tray
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.52.2
Tags
FrogsInsects
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...