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TREASURES FROM THE TIFFANY ARCHIVES
Why would a library have a walk-in safe with double steel doors? We don't know either,
but thanks to the generosity of The 1772 Foundation, Inc.
we renovated this space into an exhibit area for objects of particular value.
And who better than Tiffany & Co. to provide "objects of particular value"?
 Exquisite Crafts: A Safe Place, the first exhibit in our newly
restored walk-in safe, featured splendid artifacts on loan to us from the Archives of Tiffany & Co. Showcasing
the creations of craftspeople in this new area allowed us to integrate our interpretation of history and craft
into the structure of our historic building, and thus became a natural extension of METC's mission.
 Exquisite
Crafts featured brilliant silverware and personal items such as a butterfly
tray of sterling silver, an ice cream server in the English King pattern, and a sterling silver and tortoise shell
moustache comb. The pieces all dated from the middle to late nineteenth century. Many of these objects reflected
the influence of European and Japanese Naturalism on Tiffany & Co. designs. With the exception of an 1891 Tiffany-made
railroad oil lantern on loan from The Morris Museum, all of the items were from the Tiffany & Co. Archives.
The following photographs of some of these beautiful objects are
courtesy of the Tiffany Archives.
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Aigrette Comb
ca. 1878-1909
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Cup and Saucer ca. 1860
Photos ©Tiffany & Co.
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BonBon Server
ca. 1870-1880
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19th Century Moustache Comb
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Pine Cone Letter Opener ca. 1890-1910
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Lori Beth Finkelstein
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