Tiffany & Company
Water Pitcher
1875
Physical Qualities
Sterling silver, 9 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (23.2 x 16.5 x19.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased in Honor of Dorothy McIlvain Scott's Birthday; and Decorative Arts Acquisitions Endowment established by the Friends of the American Wing
Object Number
2009.113
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2009; Christie's, NY
'Gift of Art,' "BMA Today," The Baltimore Museum of Art, Winter-Spring 2010, p. 13, ill. ['In a New Light,' Campaign Spotlight]
Inscribed: Base, stamped, "TIFFANY & CO./3612 MAKERS 1944/STERLING.SILVER/925-1000/M" and "3.Q'T.S."; inscribed, "587", "44/4", "John F. Wilson/Mary E. Wilson/1856/April 14th/1881." Adhesive sticker, "22-MAY-09/Sale 2259/Lot 89/CHRISTIE'S"