Viking Punch Bowl

Tiffany & Co.|Paulding Farnham

ca. 1893 · Iron, silver, gold, and streaked ebony · The American Wing

The Viking Punch Bowl was one of the most celebrated and publicized works exhibited by Tiffany & Co. at the World’s Columbian Exposition. Conceived as a commemoration of European explorations of North America prior to Columbus’s voyage, the bowl’s design and ornament refer to Norse peoples and their culture. According to the firm’s catalogue for the exhibition, the handle terminals projecting through the bowl’s rim were “suggested by the prow of the Norseman’s boat.”

Artist

Tiffany & Co.|Paulding Farnham

Date

ca. 1893

Medium

Iron, silver, gold, and streaked ebony

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, The Edgar J. Kaufmann Foundation Gift, 1969