About the Artwork
Demitasse Cup
1878
Tiffany and Company (Artist) American, established 1837 Edward C. Moore (Designer) American, 1827 - 1891
Silver-gilt and enamel
Overall: 2 1/4 × 2 × 2 3/4 inches (5.7 × 5.1 × 7 cm)
Silver
American Art before 1950
Museum Purchase, Gibbs-Williams Fund
2019.13.2
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Markings
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Marked, on bottom of cup: TIFFANY & CO | 4881M5635 | STERLING SILVER
Provenance
1877, ordered by John W. Mackay [1831-1902] and Mary-Louise [Hungerford] Mackay [1843-1928]. January 28, 30-31, 1994, sold at (Sotheby's, New York, New York, USA), lot 557. purchased by Iris Schwartz [1921-2011] (New Jersey, USA)
January 20, 2017, sold at (Sotheby's, New York, New York, USA), lot 3074
purchased by S. J. Shrubsole (New York, New York, USA)
2019-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Tiffany and Company; Edward C. Moore, Demitasse Cup, 1878, silver-gilt and enamel. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Gibbs-Williams Fund, 2019.13.2.
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