Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Luce Center
Pitcher and tray
Object Number:
1939.415ab
Date:
ca. 1896
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Part (tray): 1 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (3.2 x 33.7 cm)
Part (pitcher): 9 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (23.2 x 16.5 x 21 cm)
Marks:
engraved: center front of the pitcher and center of the tray: "MBM" in foliate script
stamped: on the base of the pitcher: "TIFFANY & Co/ 5724 MAKERS 5956/ STERLING SILVER/ 925-1000/ T/ 3 1/4 PINTS"
stamped: on the base of the tray: "TIFFANY & Co/ 5716
Description:
Wrought silver pitcher and tray in the Chrysanthemum pattern; "M B M" engraved on the front of the body and the center of the tray in foliate script; makers' marks on the bases.
Gallery Label:
This pitcher and accompanying tray were a wedding gift to Wilmot Townsend Cox of Glen Cove, Long Island and Maria Duane Bleecker of Long Beach, Long Island, who married in 1896.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wilmot T. Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
