Tiffany and Company

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Tiffany and Company was was founded in 1837 by the jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany. It started as a stationary and fine goods store and named "Tiffany, Young and Ellis" for its three founders. It changed its name in 1853 when Charles Tiffany took control and established the firm's emphasis on jewelry. In addition to jewelry, Tiffany supplied the Union Army with swords, flags and surgical implements during the Civil War and designed the "Tiffany Cross" Medal of Honor in 1919.

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creatorOf	A.C. Becken (Firm). Trade catalogs of jewelry, 1877-1976.	University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf	American Museum of Natural History. Tribute to J. Pierpont Morgan : New York : illuminated calligraphic manuscript, 1901 Feb. 11.	Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf	American Platinum Works. Trade catalogs of jewelry, 1873-1965.	University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf	American Ring Company. Trade catalogs of silverware, 1891-1935.	University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf	American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. Tribute on the death of J. Pierpont Morgan : New York : illuminated calligraphic manuscript, 1913 Apr. 3.	Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn	Arabella Huntington Papers, 1888-1925	Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn	Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886. Chester Alan Arthur papers, 1847-1886.	New-York Historical Society
referencedIn	Austin, David. Account book, 1858-1861.	Winterthur Library
referencedIn	Bates Worldwide, Inc. Records, 1934-2003 and undated	David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf	Bissell, W. H. A., Bishop. King-Hale-Douglass family papers, 1789-1941.	Massachusetts Historical Society

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referencedIn	Golden Loving Cup presented to William Duncan. Photograph from Tiffany and Company.	National Archives at Seattle

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associatedWith	American Museum of Natural History.
associatedWith	American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society.
associatedWith	Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.
associatedWith	Austin, David.
associatedWith	Bates Worldwide, Inc.
associatedWith	Bingham, Woodbridge.
associatedWith	Brackett, George Augustus, 1836-1921.
associatedWith	Buck, Johannes Sybrandt, 1895-.
associatedWith	Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956.
associatedWith	Clearwater, Alphonso Trumpbour, 1848-1933.