Object Number 1962.0240.1627

Object Name

Tongs

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

William Gethen (Maker)
Advertisement in Public Ledger, Philadelphia, PA, January 20, 1847: "Larceny - [...] with a half dozen silver teaspoons, mark C.R.C., one silver do., marked R.D., and one pair silver sugar tongs marked W. Gethen [...]" (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 07/23/2010)

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1797-1808

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Arm, interior; "W.GETHE[N]" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Bow, exterior; "GSE" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.299 (L) , 2.205 (W) , 1.4462 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16 (L) , 5.6 (W) , 41 (Weight)

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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker, p. 189