Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tea infuser
Object Number:
1988.15ab
Date:
designed 1892-93, made 1907-1947
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the bezel: "TIFFANY & CO. 11263 MAKERS STERLING M"
engraved: center of body: "F W H" in script
Description:
Cast silver tea infuser; globular body with rings of perforations; cast in two halves and attached with three pin and notch closures; each half attached to a short length of chain attached to another chain length with a ring terminal; body engraved, "F H W" in script; makers' marks stamped on the bezel.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
