Object Number 1983.0244.046

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Vincent H. Beckman in memory of Elizabeth Desloge Beckman

Creator (Role)

Isaac Davis (Maker)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1810-1818

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; inside each arm; Mark: "I. DAVIS" in pointed-end banner inside each arm.
2. Inscription; on arch; Inscr: "MBS" in foliate script lengthwise on arch;

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

6.18 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.71 (L)

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