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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.
Apr 11, 2024 · Charles Lewis Tiffany (born Feb. 15, 1812, Killingly, Conn., U.S.—died Feb. 18, 1902, New York, N.Y.) was an American jeweler who made a specialty of importing historic gems, jewelry, and art works. Tiffany went to New York City in 1837 and with John B. Young opened a stationery and fancy-goods store, which soon expanded to offer jewelry and ...
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Charles Lewis Tiffany was the first jeweler to establish the diamond ring as a symbol of love. In 1886, he introduced the Tiffany ® Setting, the world’s most iconic engagement ring. Flawlessly engineered to allow the diamond to float above the band, it has played a part in the world’s greatest love stories for over 130 years.
Charles Lewis Tiffany. Founder: A Maverick with a Vision. Behind the shimmer and renown of every Tiffany & Co. creation is a moving story of risk-taking, discovery and staunch dedication to quality and craftsmanship. It is also the story of the rise of American wealth and society, and how the ideal of luxury at the time was shaped in part by ...
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Charles Lewis Tiffany built his "fancy goods" company into what became the nation's preeminent jeweler for over fifty years and a uniquely American symbol of elegance and style. Tiffany pioneered what would become a classic engagement ring style, the raised solitaire diamond, six–prong "Tiffany Setting." Dubbed by the press in his day as the "King ...
Tiffany was born on February 15, 1812 in Killingly, Connecticut, to Comfort Tiffany, a cotton goods manufacturer, and Chloe Draper. He married his partner's sister, Harriet Olivia Young on November 30, 1841 and had six children. Son Louis Comfort Tiffany became world renowned for his Tiffany glass. He died of pneumonia on February 18, 1902, in Yonk...
On September 18, 1837, with a thousand dollars borrowed from his father, Tiffany and friend John B. Young opened Tiffany & Young at 259 Broadway in New York City. The store originally sold stationery supplies and fancy goods, including costume jewelry. Business conditions were less than ideal at the time with the Panic of 1837, and some thought the...
Charles Lewis Tiffany created more than just the most well–known jewelry store in the country; he created an enduring American symbol for luxury and elegance. With his early innovative business practices and dedication to excellence in jewelry and fine silver, Tiffany & Co. was the pre–eminent jeweler in the United States for over fifty years. Winn...
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"About Tiffany." Tiffany & Co, 2001. Available at http://www.tiffany.com. American Business Leaders From Colonial Times to the Present. ABC–CLIO, 1999. American National Biography. Oxford UniversityPress, 1999. "Charles Tiffany's 'Fancy Goods' Shop and How it Grew." Smithsonian, December 1987. Dictionary of American Biography. Base Set. American Council of Leaned Societies, 1928–1936. "Jewelry Made By a Tiffany Who Chose A Life of Art." New York Times, 9 August 1998. The National Cyclopedia o...
In 1837, New York became the proving ground for 25-year-old Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young, who opened a “stationery and fancy goods” store with a $1,000 advance from Tiffany’s father. On their way to the new emporium at 259 Broadway, fashionable ladies in silks, satins and beribboned bonnets faced a gauntlet of narrow streets ...
Feb 15, 2024 · History Correspondent. On Tuesday, August 24, 1858, readers of the New York Times chanced on an unusual classified ad. The 31-line notice had been taken out by Charles Lewis Tiffany, proprietor of ...
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