Teakettle and Stand

tea kettle, 1877; stand, 1889

Design attributed to Edward C. Moore
American, 1827–1891
Tiffany and Company
American, founded 1837
New York

The New York firm Tiffany and Company was founded in the mid-19th century and quickly became world renowned. This teakettle was created for the 1878 Exposition Universelle in Paris and was most likely designed by Edward C. Moore (American, 1827–1891). Twelve years later, the firm produced the accompanying stand. The kettle and stand harmoniously blend the designs of the Aesthetic and Arts and Crafts movements, both of which were influenced by non-Western design. These works are quintessential representations of international taste during the late 19th century.

On View: American Art, Gallery 176

Artist: Tiffany and Company (Maker)
Title: Teakettle and Stand
Origin: New York City
Date: 1877–1889
Medium: Silver with copper
Inscriptions: Marked on bottom of kettle: TIFFANY & CO. /5046 MAKERS 9481 / STERLING SILVER / -AND- / OTHER-METALS Marked bottom of burner: TIFFANY & CO / 10369 M 7930 / STERLING SILVER
Dimensions: 23.9 × 11.9 cm (9 3/8 × 4 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Restricted gift of the Antiquarian Society through the Dorothy J. Vance Fund
Reference Number: 1986.407a-e

Judith A. Barter, Elizabeth McGoey, et al., American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016), cat. 59 (ill.).
Elizabeth McGoey, ed., American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2018), https://publications.artic.edu/americansilver/reader/collection/section/6, cat. 59 (ill.).

With Christie’s 1986, lot 18, pp. 32-33 (ill.); with S.J. Shrubsole, Corp. New York, 1986, sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1986.

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