# Pitcher

- By: Edward C. Moore (Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837); New York)
- Date: 1878
- Medium: Silver, gold, and copper
- Classification: Metalwork
- Dimensions: 20.3 × 12.7 × 15.2 cm (8 7/8 × 5 1/4 × 6 7/8 in.)
- Culture: New York City
- Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Frank L. Sulzberger
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/102295)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/631ad042-02e0-e333-112d-6c8e470ad670/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

An asymmetrical water scene, realized through a combination of hammering, engraving, and applied metal elements, wraps around the body of this pitcher. The vignette was almost certainly inspired by the work of Katsushika Hokusai, a Japanese artist known for his dynamic woodblock prints of the natural world. Tiffany and Company’s design library included three volumes of Hokusai’s work, many featuring the same graceful irises, enlivened dragonflies, and splashing carp visible on this pitcher.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0