Tankard

Tiffany & Co.

1893

Silver

Seattle Art Museum

This tankard takes the form into the 19th century. Tiffany’s records give the name “Son Chow” to this tankard, which with the lush decoration shows America’s fascination with things exotic. This showpiece was created for the World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. Gift of Ruth J. Nutt Jonathan Trace, October 27, 1987 Object number 2014.24.42