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Document identity
localId
148097
label
Cream Pitcher
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
148097
contentType
object
title
Cream Pitcher
date
c. 1879
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79928099
creators
7431
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 5.8 x 8.5 cm (2 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
cul
America, New York
accession
1975.114.2
Source extras
tec
silver inlaid with copper and gold
tombstone
Cream Pitcher, c. 1879. Tiffany & Co. (America, New York, est. 1837). Silver inlaid with copper and gold; overall: 5.8 x 8.5 cm (2 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1975.114.2
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved: E.J.W.B./from/A.M./Xmas 1879. (The A.M. may refer to Alfred Morrison, a wealthy man who supported contemporary decorative arts by collecting them for his London house.)
inscription
Stamped underside: "Tiffany + Co.\ 5401 M 2987\ Sterling-Silver\ and-\other-\ metals\909".
formerAccessionNumbers
1975.115
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1975.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 63, no. 2 (February 1976): 31–71.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 47; Mentioned: p. 66, no. 39
citation
Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 154
creditline
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:36:45.140000
sourceId
148097
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver inlaid with copper and gold
creatorTags
gender unknown
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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