Child's bowl and underplate (part of set of Child's bowl, underplate and spoon)

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Child's bowl and underplate (part of set of Child's bowl, underplate and spoon)

Manufacturer Tiffany and Company

Date1881

Geographic OriginNew York, New York | United States of America

MediumSilver

DimensionsDiameter (Bowl-A): 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Height (Bowl-A): 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Diameter (Plate-B): 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Height (Plate-B): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Ulysses Grant Dietz in memory of Ulysses S. Grant III, 1986

Object number86.35A,B

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Object NameBowl | Plate

Title Details

Label Caption Title Child's bowl and underplate (part of set of Child's bowl, underplate and spoon)

Descriptive Title Child's bowl and plate

InscriptionsEngraved in script on bottom of both pieces: "U. S. Grant / from his / Grandpapa and Grandmama Grant".Marks and Labels/StampsBoth pieces marked: "TIFFANY & CO. / 5472M3378 / STERLING-SILVER" and "TIFFANY & CO. / 5472MAKERS2411 / STERING-SILVER/ 925-1000 / M"ProvenanceGiven by General and Mrs. U.S. Grant (former president) to their first grandson, Ulysses S. Grant III (born in Chicago 1881; d. Washington, 1986), and thence to his grandson, the donor.Exhibition History"Style and Status in Sterling: American Silver", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (May 2017 - March 14, 2020)

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