1954.0092.004 Tongs
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Tongs (Fire tongs)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Place of Origin:

    United Kingdom or United States, Europe or North America

  • Date:

    1760-1780

  • Materials:

    Iron; Brass

  • Techniques:

    Wrought, Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1954.0092.004


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1954.0092.004

Object Name

Tongs (Fire tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

United Kingdom or United States, Europe or North America

Origin Notes

Possibly England or Philadelphia.

Date

1760-1780

Materials

Iron; Brass

Techniques

Wrought, Cast

Dimensions (inches)

36.339 (L) , 3.74 (W) , 1.969 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

92.3 (L) , 9.5 (W) , 5 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
Published: p. 131, cat. no. 52.