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Viking Punch Bowl

Designer Designed by Paulding Farnham American
ca. 1893
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 706
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.”

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Viking Punch Bowl
  • Maker: Tiffany & Co. (1837–present)
  • Designer: Designed by Paulding Farnham (1859–1927)
  • Date: ca. 1893
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Iron, silver, gold, and streaked ebony
  • Dimensions: Overall: 16 11/16 x 20 1/4 in. (42.4 x 51.4 cm); 449 oz. 19 dwt. (15550 g)
    Base: 6 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (16.2 x 31.4 cm); 149 oz. 4 dwt. (4640 g)
    Punch Bowl: 11 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (29.2 x 51.4 cm); 350 oz. 15 dwt. (10910 g)
    Foot: Diam. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Edgar J. Kaufmann Foundation Gift, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.4a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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