Object Number 1962.0240.1645

Object Name

Tongs

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Henry B. Myer (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1820-1836

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Arm, interior; "H.B.Myer" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Arm, interior; Sheaf of wheat stamped in a rectangle
3. Mark; Arm, interior; "H.B.Myer" stamped in a rectangle
4. Mark; Arm, interior; Sheaf of wheat stamped in a rectangle
5. Inscription; Bow, exterior; "AES" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.102 (L) , 1.811 (W) , 1.164 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.5 (L) , 4.6 (W) , 33 (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 Henry B. Myer and example mark, pp. 310-311
[Book] Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on Henry B. Myer and example marks, p. 133