Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Museum Object Number 2006.0006.011

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift in memory of Cecile Ferland on the tenth anniversary of her death

Creator (Role)

William Grigg (Maker)

Date of Death

1797

Place of Origin

New York or Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Griggs also worked in Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada. See Grigg's biography in Parties record

Date

1765-1797

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Arm, interior; "Grigg" stamped in a stamped rectangle
2. Inscription; Bow, exterior; "HF" engraved in foliate script

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

5.906 (L) , 1.614 (W) , 1.164 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15 (L) , 4.1 (W) , 33 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

As per previous cataloguer: 1.125oz AVP

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488