An American silver "Japanese style" water pitcher, Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1880

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Description

height 7 3/4 in. (9.5cm)

the spot-hammered surface etched and applied with veined water-plant leaves and erect seed pods, also applied with a cricket and beetle, the handle ending in raised spirals, marked on base and numbered 6463-5027/ 2090

Catalogue Note

The initial on the base is that of William V. Moore, b. 1856, a prominent Michigan attorney and banker associated with the firm of Moore and Caufield, and after, Moore and Goff. Among his positions was President of the Detroit Board of Education, a title he held for two years.