Creamer with gilt interior

Maker Tiffany & Co. (American)

Additional Title(s)

Silver coffee and tea service, Chrysanthemum pattern

Collections

American Decorative Arts

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Dateca. 1895

Mediumsilver

Dimensions4 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 5 in. (12.1 x 16.5 x 12.7 cm.)

DescriptionChrysanthemum Pattern

InscribedEngraved CDH, for Caroline Dinsmore Huntington Holladay.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Mr. Collis H. Holladay, Jr.

Status

On view

Label TextTiffany introduced its Chrysanthemum pattern at the Paris Exposition in 1878. Patented in 1880, it quickly became one of the company's most popular designs. Chrysanthemum coffee and tea services feature lush blossoms and clusters of leaves, typical not only of the Rococo Revival style but also of the newly fashionable style of Japonisme that was becoming a major part of Tiffany's silver designs. Chrysanthemums have great significance in Japan, and their application on American silver reflects changing Victorian tastes and appreciation for the newly opened trade with Japan. This service belonged to Caroline Huntington Holladay, Henry E. Huntington's youngest sister, and the engraved initials are hers. It may have been given to her on the occasion of her marriage to Edmund Burke Holladay in 1896 by her uncle Collis P. Huntington and his wife Arabella.

Object number86.49.5