Bonanza in Berkeley : the James E. Birch collection of Moore/Tiffany silver, pt. I

Author

Lakeman, John

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Silver. 1992, Num. 5, Vol. 25, 20-25, 13 ill.

ISSN

0899-6105

Abstract (en)

On California stage coach entrepreneur James E. Birch and the silver made for him by the firm of John Chandler Moore and Edward C. Moore, acting for Tiffany and Company, 1854-1855. Twenty-six pieces of the Birch silver are on permanent display at the Hearst Mining Building of the University of California at Berkeley.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- United States
• Silver (objects)
• United States
• 1800-1900
• Tiffany and Company!!New York (NY, USA)
• Moore, John Chandler, act.1832-1844
• Birch, James E., 1827-1857
• Commissions
• University of California, Berkeley, Hearst Mining Building||Berkeley (CA, USA)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- États-Unis
• Argenterie
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-1900
• Tiffany and Company!!New York (NY, USA)
• Moore, John Chandler, act.1832-1844
• Birch, James E., 1827-1857
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• University of California, Berkeley, Hearst Mining Building||Berkeley (CA, USA)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940401-00339899

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