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Claret Jug (one of a pair)
Retailer Tiffany, Young & Ellis American
John C. Moore and Son American
Not on view
The leafy vines, cast grape-bunch stopper, and elegant branch handle on this claret jug, one of a pair, reflect the fresh, naturalistic style and refined chasing that characterize the Moore firm’s early work for Tiffany, Young, & Ellis. The sinuous form and dynamic decorative composition echo the pattern of white trailing on a purple glass tankard from eighteenth-century Germany in Moore’s collection, on view on the upper shelf of the case opposite. Historic and contemporary examples of European glass had long been included among Tiffany’s inventory of imported goods, and it is possible Moore acquired works in his collection through the firm or its network of vendors.
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