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Picture of bold letter wording "collecting inspiration. Edward C. Moore at Tiffany and co" with drawing of a copper fish coming up for water and a dragon fly landing on plants.
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Collecting Inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co.

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Detail of a silver tray featuring the design of a frog seated at the edge of a grassy pond with a queue of mosquitos approaching from a setting sun on the horizon. The surface has a hexagonal-shaped texture. The grass and mosquitoes protrude in a low relief on the tray surface. The front is more heavily sculpted and plated with mixed metals that are silver, gold, and copper in tone.
An Introduction to Metalworking at Tiffany & Co.
How did Tiffany & Co. become an innovator of metalworking techniques in the nineteenth century?
August 24, 2022
A silver, blue, and maroon cylindrical cup with a handle rests on a matching saucer. The cup and saucer are reflective and adorned with an inlay design of a checkerboard pattern of wavy triangle shapes.
Electrolytic Inlay
A decorative technique that uses an electric current to deposit metal particles from an electrolytic solution into designated recesses on a metal object.
August 24, 2022
A pair of black iron candlesticks with a tapered conical base appear side-by-side. They are adorned with various sinuous floral motives that are modeled in low relief on the surface and surfaced in a variety of silver-, gold-, and copper-toned metals.
Damascening
To produce a design or pattern by inlaying a softer metal into a harder one—often gold, silver, or copper into a darkened steel background.
August 24, 2022
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