Object Number 1962.0240.1655

Object Name

Tongs

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Joseph Lownes (Maker)
1758-1820

Place of Origin

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

Date

1790-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Arm, interior; "J·Lownes" stamped in a conforming rectangle
2. Mark; Arm, interior; Pellet stamped incuse
3. Mark; Arm, interior; "J·Lownes" stamped in a conforming rectangle
4. Mark; Arm, interior; Pellet stamped incuse
5. Inscription; Bow, exterior; "SR" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.102 (L) , 2.008 (W) , 1.8342 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.5 (L) , 5.1 (W) , 52 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 393, no. 394 a-d
[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