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Tea Infuser with Stand Tea Infuser
This is a tea infuser. It was manufactured by Whiting Manufacturing. Co. and Tiffany and Co.. It is dated ca. 1894 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Anonymous.
It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- Stone Pestle (USA)
- carved stone.
- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.47
- Creamer (Germany)
- glass.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisition Endowment.
- 1987-8-5
- Frame Frame
- copper, silver .
- Gift of Ronal Fritz.
- 1980-49-1
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- Vase
- enamel, copper.
- Private Collection.
- 41.2016.7
Its dimensions are
H x diam. (tea infuser (a)): 6.1 × 5 cm (2 3/8 × 1 15/16 in.) H x diam. (stand (c)): 1.3 × 7.6 cm (1/2 in. × 3 in.)
It has the following markings
On underside of infuser (a): [1] “TIFFANY & CO.”, impressed (manufacturer’s mark)* [2] “STERLING”, impressed (standard mark On the underside of stand (c): [1] lion passant with “W”, impressed (manufacturer’s mark) [2] “STERLING”, impressed (standard mark) [3] “4344”, impressed (item number; 1894) *Physical numbering painted over marks
Cite this object as
Tea Infuser with Stand Tea Infuser; Manufactured by Whiting Manufacturing. Co., Tiffany and Co. (United States); USA; silver; H x diam. (tea infuser (a)): 6.1 × 5 cm (2 3/8 × 1 15/16 in.) H x diam. (stand (c)): 1.3 × 7.6 cm (1/2 in. × 3 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1957-100-8-a/c
