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.

Status: On View, Gallery 176
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: Edward C. Moore (Designer)
Title: Teakettle and Stand
Place: New York City (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 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: Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society through the Dorothy J. Vance Fund
Reference Number: 1986.407a-e
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Milo M. Naeve, et al., A Decade of Decorative Arts: The Antiquarian Society of The Art Institute of Chicago, exh. cat. (Art Institute of Chicago, 1986), 92–93, cat. 69 (ill.).
Judith A. Barter, Elizabeth McGoey, et al., American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago (Yale University Press, 2016), cat. 59 (ill.).
Elizabeth McGoey, ed., American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 2018), https://publications.artic.edu/americansilver/reader/collection/section/6, cat. 59 (ill.).

Art Institute of Chicago, A Decade of Decorative Arts: The Antiquarian Society of The Art Institute of Chicago, Nov. 12, 1986–Jan. 4, 1987, cat. 69.

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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