Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Luce Center
Bon bon servers (2)
Object Number:
1975.13a
Date:
1890
Medium:
Silver, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 5/8 x 6 x 2 in. ( 32.1 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on back of handle: "Daisy"
stamped: on back edge of bowl: "TIFFANY & Co. T STERLING SILVER"
Description:
One of two silver bon bon servers of pierced and chased flower and scroll design with lyre motif at end of handle, one (b) with gilding on bowl; engraved inscription on back of lyre; stamped maker's mark on back edge of bowl.
Gallery Label:
Referred to in Tiffany & Co. catalogs as a "bon bon server," the larger versions were used to pass candy. The form is also sometimes called a "bonbonniere."
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabel Shults
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
