Object details
Object number
M18w42.x
Creator(s)
Tiffany & Company
(established New York, 1837)
Title
Box
Date
after 1889
Medium
Leather
Dimensions
12 x 9 x 3 cm (4 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Embossed (on lid, outside): "TIFFANY & CO. UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK. 221 & 221A, REGENT ST. LONDON. AVE. DE L'OPERA 36 BIS, PARIS. GRAND PRIX EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. 1878 & 1889."
Provenance
Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., Union Square, New York, after 1889.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Gallery
Little Salon
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