Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Tea infuser
Object Number:
1988.18
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 4.8 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: inside the lid: "TIFFANY & Co/ 17062 MAKERS 29217/ STERLING/ M"
Description:
Cast silver tea infuser; egg-shaped body with perforated decoration around the body; hinged circular lid with perforations in a star shape; chain attached to the top of the lid with a ball terminal; makers' marks on the intrior of the lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
