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Charles Lewis Tiffany (February 15, 1812 – February 18, 1902) was an American businessman and jeweler who founded New York City's Tiffany & Co. in 1837. Known for his jewelry expertise, Tiffany created the country's first retail catalog and introduced the English standard of sterling silver in imported jewelry in 1851.
Tiffany & Company, Union Square, Manhattan, storage area with porcelain, c. 1887 Tiffany & Co. was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young, [12] in New York City, as a "stationery and fancy goods emporium", with the help of Charles Tiffany's father, who financed the store for only $1,000 with profits from a cotton mill. [13]
Louis Comfort Tiffany waited until after his father’s death (Charles Lewis Tiffany) in 1902 before beginning to create jewelry.On March 22, 1902, Tiffany received approval to become a member of Tiffany & Co.’s board of directors, afterwards becoming vice-president and art director.
Ledru, a jewelry history buff, showed off Tiffany’s lineage in the category with a conference table filled with archival diamond pieces from that time — mostly items from high society, along ...
Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young founded the stationery store Tiffany, Young and Ellis in 1837; [15] [57] [58] the store was housed at 259 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. [15] [59] The company began selling jewelry, glassware, and clocks in 1839, and these items comprised most of the firm's sales four years later.
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