Pitcher
Edward C. Moore, American, 1827 - 1891
Tiffany and Company, American, active 1837 - present
about 1865-1869
Silver
Overall: 8 3/4 × 8 × 7 in. (22.2 × 20.3 × 17.8 cm)
Rim: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. J. Mattocks White
M.986.43.3
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marked on bottom: TIFFANY & CO. [in curving, conforming punch] / 1511 / QUALITY / 925-1000 [both lines within single rectangle] M [gothic letter within oval, marked twice, to either side of rectangular punch] / 4765 / 550 BROADWAY [in curving conforming punch]; engraved within an elliptical cartouche on side: Dixi Crosby. / from [in script] / Nathan Lord / AND His / CHILDREN
Provenance
Presented to Dr. Dixi Crosby (1800-1873) by Nathan Lord (1792-1870), President of Dartmouth College, 1828-1863; to his son, Dr. Albert Harrison Crosby (1823-1886); to his daughter, Jennie Louise Crosby Gilman Boutwell (1861-1915); to her daughter, Elizabeth Gilman White (1901-1991); given to present collection, 1986.
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