Coffee set with "special hand work"

Manufacturer Tiffany and Company

Date1920-1923

Geographic OriginNewark, New Jersey

MediumSilver, ivory

Credit LinePurchase 2004 Friends of Decorative Arts

Object number2004.15.2.1-4

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Object NameCoffee Set

Title Details

Label Caption Title Coffee set with "special hand work"

Inscriptions"SPECIAL HAND WORK" on each piece; monogram BAHMarks and Labels/StampsThe coffee pot, sugar and creamer are stamped With the following marks: TIFFANY & CO. 19869 MAKERS 8158 Sterling Silver 925-1000 script "m" SPECIAL HAND WORK the tray is marked: TIFFANY & CO. 20449 MAKERS 12256 Sterling Silver 925-1000 script "m" and SPECIAL HAND WORK 14 IN.Exhibition History"City of Silver and Gold: from Tiffany to Cartier" Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (January 8, 2104- April 25, 2019)
"Style, Status, Sterling: The Triumph of Silver in America," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (2005).

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