Object Number 1962.0240.1636

Object Name

Tongs

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Storm & Wilson (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1800-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Arm, interior; "S.&WILSON" with a backwards second "S" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Mark; Arm, interior; "S.&WILSON" with a backwards second "S" stamped in a serrated rectangle
3. Inscription; Bow, exterior; "SP" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.378 (L) , 2.953 (W) , 1.2346 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.2 (L) , 7.5 (W) , 35 (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 partnership and Abraham G. Storm, pp. 396-397
[Book] Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on partnership, Abraham G. Storm and James Wilson, pp. 171, 192