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Tea Infuser with Stand Tea Infuser

This is a tea infuser. It was manufactured by Whiting Manufacturing. Co. and Tiffany and Co.. It is dated ca. 1894 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Anonymous. It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.

  • Stone Pestle (USA)
  • carved stone.
  • Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
  • 15.2012.47
  • Creamer (Germany)
  • glass.
  • Museum purchase from General Acquisition Endowment.
  • 1987-8-5
  • Frame Frame
  • copper, silver .
  • Gift of Ronal Fritz.
  • 1980-49-1

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Its dimensions are

H x diam. (tea infuser (a)): 6.1 × 5 cm (2 3/8 × 1 15/16 in.) H x diam. (stand (c)): 1.3 × 7.6 cm (1/2 in. × 3 in.)

It has the following markings

On underside of infuser (a): [1] “TIFFANY & CO.”, impressed (manufacturer’s mark)* [2] “STERLING”, impressed (standard mark On the underside of stand (c): [1] lion passant with “W”, impressed (manufacturer’s mark) [2] “STERLING”, impressed (standard mark) [3] “4344”, impressed (item number; 1894) *Physical numbering painted over marks

Cite this object as

Tea Infuser with Stand Tea Infuser; Manufactured by Whiting Manufacturing. Co., Tiffany and Co. (United States); USA; silver; H x diam. (tea infuser (a)): 6.1 × 5 cm (2 3/8 × 1 15/16 in.) H x diam. (stand (c)): 1.3 × 7.6 cm (1/2 in. × 3 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1957-100-8-a/c

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