  About the Artwork
  
  
  During the late nineteenth century, Tiffany and Company established itself as an innovative producer of jewelry and silverware, including many refined pieces that reflect the ideals of the Aesthetic Movement. This stunning ewer was inspired by both Classical Roman sources—note
the head of Bacchus applied beneath the spout and the frieze of dancing cherubs and satyrs—and by natural forms. There are only three known examples of this design, one of which was made for exhibition at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago.
  
  
  Title
  Pitcher
  
  
  Artwork Date
  ca. 1893
  
  Artist
  Tiffany and Company
  
  
  
  Life Dates
  established 1837
  
  
  
  
  Nationality
  
  
  
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  Some definitions include:
  Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation.
  
  
  
  American
  
  
  
  Culture
  
  
  
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  Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group.
  
  
  
  
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  Medium
  Sterling silver, spun and cast; decoration die-rolled, embossed (repousse) and chased
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall: 17 3/4 × 7 9/16 × 9 5/8 inches (45.1 × 19.2 × 24.4 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Silver
  
  
  Department
  American Art before 1950
  
  
  Credit
  Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Theron Van Dusen in memory of Charles Theron Van Dusen
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  1984.6
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
