1954.0007 Tongs, Sugar Tongs
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Tongs (Sugar tongs)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Charles Oliver Bruff (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1763-1783

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1954.0007


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1954.0007

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Charles Oliver Bruff (Maker)
1735-1817

Place of Origin

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

Date

1763-1783

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, end; "COB" stamped in a rounded rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, end; "COB" stamped in a rounded rectangle
3. Inscription; Hinge, upper surface; "AT" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.039 (L) , 1.732 (W) , 1.3404 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.8 (L) , 4.4 (W) , 38 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
Published: p. 209, no. 167
[Article] Quimby, Ian M. G. 05//1975 "Silver" from How America Really Looked. American Art Journal. 7 (1): 68-81.
Published: p. 75.
[Book] Kauffman, Henry J. 1969 The Colonial Silversmith: His Techniques & His Products.
Published: p. 168.
[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1973 Early American Silver.
Published: p. 66, fig. 59.
[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