Edward Chandler Moore
Soup Tureen with Underplate

RetailerNew York, established 1837
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Soup Tureen with Underplate
Date1859
Made inNew York , New York, United States
Retailed inNew York , New York, United States
MediumSilver
DimensionsVarious dimensions
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Colletta and Don F. McMillian
Object numberB.97.37.1,.2
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Metals Study Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionEdward Chandler Moore’s father, silversmith John Chandler Moore, had entered into a contract in 1851 to produce silver exclusively for Tiffany and Company. Edward would go on to a long career as chief designer for the firm, taking it from the stylistic conservatism expressed by this classically-inspired tureen to explore a much broader range of stylistic influences in the later decades of the 1800s.
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Don F. McMillian, Houston; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved: This piece of plate bequethed / To my nephew / John C. Jay / as a mark of my esteem / Will of Hon. William Jay / WHO DIED / Oct.14th 1858
Engraved in a ribbon on the opposite side of tureen below the Jay Family crest and shield: DEO DUCE PERSEVERANDUM Stamped on the underside of the liner: 5360
Stamped on underside of tureen: TIFFANY & CO. [in crescent cartouche] /472 [shape no.] / ENGLISH STERLING / 925-1000 [in stepped rectilinier cartouche] / 5360 [special order no.] / 350BROADWAY [in crescent cartouche]; Flanked by Old English M

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