Lap-Over-Edge' Flatware, 1880, Charles T. Grosjean; Maker: Tiffany & Co.; Caster: Joseph Rodgers and Sons (knife blades), American, 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( x x cm), Silver, gold, copper, and bronze, United States, 19th century, This opulently naturalistic flatware incorporates Japanese motifs such as plants, flowers, insects, and animals. Edward C. Moore, Tiffany's head designer from 1869-1891, had admired Japanese art and design at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris, and began working with his designer Grosjean to incorporate Japanese motifs into Tiffany's projects

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