Edward Chandler Moore
Coffeepot

RetailerNew York, established 1837
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Coffeepot
  • from the "Moresque" pattern
Datec. 1867
Made inNew York, New York, United States
MediumSilver with gilding and ivory
Dimensions10 × 8 7/8 × 5 3/4 in. (25.4 × 22.5 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Michael K. Brown Endowment and by various donors in honor of Michael K. Brown
Object numberB.2020.1
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Kilroy Center
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Bayou Bend
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DescriptionEdward Chandler Moore’s “Moresque” pattern tea and coffee services are recognized at the earliest Islamic influenced design retailed by Tiffany & Company. Images from Moore’s sketchbook, dated November 1865, appear to be preliminary designs for elements of the service and are in turn related to designs in Owen Jones’s Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Details of the Alhambra (1842–1845). The “Moresque” pattern wares were displayed at the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle, Tiffany’s first entry in an international exposition. For its entry Tiffany received a bronze medal. During the final quarter of the nineteenth century, American decorative arts increasingly reflected exotic influences with Middle Eastern and Asian designs becoming particularly prominent.
ProvenanceJudy and Al Bagon, South Fallsburg, New York; Myrna and Bernard Posner; consigned to [Nye & Co. Auctioneers, Bloomfield, New Jersey, September 18, 2019, lot 125]; purchased by [S. J. Shrubsole, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on front and rear within a lobed circular reserve: W
On underside:
TIFFANY & CO [within a curved rectangle] / 1770 / M [in gothic script, within an oval];
QUALITY / 925•1000 [within a rectangle]; M [in gothic script, within an oval] / 4189 / 550 BROADWAY [within a curved rectangle]

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