Metals
Joseph Loring
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Silver
Engraved
1998.0004.1066
Object Number1998.0004.1066 |
Tongs (Sugar tongs)
Metals
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
Joseph Loring
7/21/1743-10/23/1815
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1. Mark; Handle, viewer's left, underside; "JD," stamped in rectangle
2. Inscription; Bow, upper surface; "C," engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.748 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.423 (Weight)
14.6 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 12 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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; Maker biography, p. 277.
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Maker biography, p. 269 See Parties Module and References for more information.