Tiffany & Company
Charger
1920
Scroll
Tiffany & Company
Charger
1920
Physical Qualities
Sterling silver, 15 1/8 x 15 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (38.4 x 38.4 x 7 cm)
Credit Line
Charlotte B. Filbert Bequest Fund
Object Number
2004.72
The long-lived Tiffany & Company, founded by Lewis Comfort Tiffany’s father in 1837, gradually changed the style of its products over the decades to keep up with changing fashions. This imposing charger, far simpler than earlier silver produced by Tiffany & Co., relies on robust hammered lobes radiating outward from a stylized engraved monogram towards a boldly shaped lip to express the value of hand-craft, a cornerstone of Arts and Crafts aesthetics.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2004; Spencer-Marks, Walpole, Massachusetts.
Inscribed: RECTO: Engraved in center of charger "MEH"
Markings: Marked underneath charger "TIFFANY & Co./1969 9 MAKERS 40340/STERLING SILVER/925-1000/M/SPECIAL HANDWORK"
