Charles Lewis Tiffany
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Charles Lewis Tiffany (b. February 15, 1812, d. February 18, 1902) founded Tiffany & Co. in New York City in 1837. He created the country's first retail catalog, and was known for his jewelry expertise. In 1851, he introduced the English standard of sterling silver.
Tiffany's Upper East Side townhouse, designed by McKim, Mead, and White, once stood on the current site of the Ralph Lauren Polo Sport boutique across from the now-famous Rhinelander Mansion.
Tiffany was terribly embarrassed in an 1872 diamond and gemstone hoax perpetrated by Philip Arnold that cost investors more than half a million dollars.
His son, Louis Comfort Tiffany, was a decorative glass and lamp designer famous for his stained glass windows and art glass.
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