MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880

An identical pitcher was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 29-31 January, 1994, lot 550. The design for the present example appears in Tiffany's pattern books as "Pitcher Wide Mouth." Five different versions of the pitcher were made, costing between $20 and $32 to manufacture, each weighing 22 ounces.