Object Number 2016.0002.001.005

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Kathy Field Malavasic

Creator (Role)

William Gale Sr. (Attributed Artist)
1799-1867

John Willis

Place of Origin

New York, New York, North America

Origin Notes

Broome Street manufactory.

Date

1859-1862

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Cast, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.4 (L) , 2.6 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.3 (L) , 6.5 (W)

Measurement Notes

The twisted segment of the handle is 2.5 inches long.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hofer, Margaret K. & Bach, Debra Schmidt. 2011 Stories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New York.
• Similar object, pp. 100-101.
[Book] Venable, Charles L. 1994 Silver in America 1840-1940 A Century of Splendor.
• Similar design, Fig. 3.5, p. 53.