Metals
R. & H. Farnam (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1800-1806
Silver
Engraved
1998.0004.1235
Object Number1998.0004.1235 |
Tongs (Sugar tongs)
Metals
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
R. & H. Farnam (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1800-1806
1. Mark; Handle, interior; "R&H·FARNAM" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, interior; "R&H·FARNAM" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Bow, exterior; "A" engraved
Silver
Engraved
6.181 (L) , 1.575 (W) , 1.4639 (Weight)
15.7 (L) , 4 (W) , 41.5 (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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on the partnership and individuals, p. 163
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on the individual members of the partnership and example marks, p. 217