Short Timeline on Tiffany & Co.

1837- Tiffany & Young opens at 259 Broadway in NYC on September 18th.
1837- “Tiffany Blue” was adopted as part of their branding and used for bags, boxes, etc.
1845- The first Tiffany catalog was published.
1851- First American company to use 925/1000 sterling standard. Later adopted by the United States.
1853- Charles Tiffany gains control and renames it Tiffany and Co.
1853- The Atlas statue supports clock over Tiffany entrance.
1862- Supplies the Union Army with surgical implements,swords,and supplies for the civil war.
1867- First American company to win an award for the excellence of its silverware
1871- Audubon flatware pattern introduced.
1873- Boston museum of fine arts acquires first Tiffany piece to be places in a museum.
1878- Charles Tiffany purchases Tiffany Diamond, cut the stone is 128.54 carats.
1886- Tiffany setting is introduced.
1887- Purchases some of the French Crown Jewels.
1902- Louis Comfort Tiffany son of Charles Tiffany establishes “tiffany art jewelry” department.
1907- Tiffany chief gemologist aids in adoption of the metric carat as weight standard for gems.
1926- United States Adapts Tiffany’s Platinum purity standard nationwide.
1930- New York Yacht Club asks for Tiffany to design a trophy.
1940- Tiffany & Co. moves to 57th street on 5th avenue in NYC.
1950- Truman Capote’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is published.
1956- Jean Schlumberger opens his salon at Tiffany & Co.
1961- Audrey Hepburn wears ribbon necklace w/ Tiffany Diamond for publicity photos in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”.
1963- Tiffany opens in San Francisco
1967- The National Football League asks Tiffany’s to design their trophy.
1968- Tiffany designs china service for the White House.
1972- Tiffany opens a Tiffany Boutique in Mitsukoshi department store in Japan.
1974- Elsa Peretti introduces her exclusive designs for jewelry and home collections.
1980- Paloma Picasso introduces her jewelry designs for Tiffanys.
1987- Tiffany’s offers its stock for trade on the NYSE.
1987- Tiffany celebrates their 150th anniversary.
1995- Jean Schlumberger is honored at the Louvre museum.
1999- Tiffany introduces the Lucida diamond and setting.
2003- Tiffany introduces the Tiffany Legacy collection.
2004- NASCAR asks Tiffany’s for a handcrafted trophy by Tiffany artisans.
2006- Frank Gehry introduces his jewelry designs at Tiffany & Co.
2007- Tiffany introduces the Tiffany Novo, a brilliant cushion cut ring.
2007- Tiffany opens at 37 wall street in a restored building.