Design attributed to Edward C. Moore (American, 1827–1891)
Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837)
New York
Saracenic Coffee Pot and Sugar Bowl
INV-2388
Design attributed to Edward C. Moore (American, 1827–1891)
Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837)
New York1895
Saracenic Coffee Pot and Sugar Bowl
Design attributed to Edward C. Moore (American, 1827–1891) Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837) New York →decorative arts
Date
1895
Medium
Silver and silver gilt
Dimensions
Coffee Pot: 23.5 × 16.1 × 8.5 cm (9 1/4 × 6 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.); Sugar Bowl: 6.6 × 9.8 × 10.1 cm (2 5/8 × 3 7/8 × 4 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Mary Swissler Oldberg Fund
This coffee pot, with its spherical base, narrow neck, and elongated spout, is based on Islamic vessels. Tiffany and Company first incorporated Islamic elements into their wares at the Paris Universal Exposition in 1867. Edward C. Moore, the chief silver designer, drew inspiration from his own collection of Middle Eastern art objects and design books, appropriating such elements as thin, sinuous forms and intricate, repeating patterns. The undersides of these objects are engraved Florence Pullman, a Chicagoan who was the daughter of George Pullman of the Pullman Car Company, which was famous for labor strikes by workers and the formation of the first African American labor union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
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