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Pair of vases

ca. 1878

Not on view

Pair of vases, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, gold, brass, and gold-copper-silver alloy, American — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Pair of vases, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, gold, brass, and gold-copper-silver alloy, American

Pair of vases, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, gold, brass, and gold-copper-silver alloy, American

Pair of vases, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, gold, brass, and gold-copper-silver alloy, American

Pair of vases, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, gold, brass, and gold-copper-silver alloy, American

Pair of vases, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, gold, brass, and gold-copper-silver alloy, American

Pair of vases, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, gold, brass, and gold-copper-silver alloy, American

Pair of vases, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, gold, brass, and gold-copper-silver alloy, American

Pair of vases, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Silver, copper, gold, brass, and gold-copper-silver alloy, American

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Title: Pair of vases

Maker: Tiffany & Co. (1837–present)

Date: ca. 1878

Culture: American

Medium: Silver, copper, gold, brass, and gold-copper-silver alloy

Dimensions: 9 3/4 × 4 1/8 in. (24.8 × 10.5 cm)

Credit Line: Private Collection, New York.

Object Number: Moore001a, b

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