The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cup

Date:: ca. 1893
Geography:: Mid-Atlantic, New York, New York, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Amboyna wood, silver, mother-of-pearl, and turquoise
Dimensions:: 10 5/8 x 11 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. (27 x 28.6 x 17.5 cm); 78 oz. 15 dwt. (2450 g)
Classification:: Silver
Credit Line:: Gift of Jack Steinberg, in memory of Mrs. Regina Perlmutter Steinberg, 1973
Accession Number:: 1973.170

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 706

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: [stamped on underside]: 6 1/2 PINTS [lightly scratched on underside]: 48 / 90; 30

Marking: [on underside]: TIFFANY & C[O superscript over flourish and two dots] / 11184 MAKERS 3195 / STERLING SILVER / T / [Tiffany Globe mark for World's Columbian Exhibition] (incuse)
Provenance

Jack Steinberg, Poughkeepsie, New York, until 1973.
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Who
Tiffany & Co. (161)
What
Metal (59,497)

Silver (14,047)

Wood (7,869)

Drinking vessels (6,031)

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Turquoise (455)

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North and Central America (83,032)

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A.D. 1800-1900 (80,493)
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