1953.0173.005 Tongs (view 2)
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Tongs (Pipe tongs)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Joseph Chapin (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    September 29 1740 (1740-1740)

  • Materials:

    Iron

  • Techniques:

    Wrought

  • Museum Object Number:

    1953.0173.005


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Object Number

1953.0173.005

Object Name

Tongs (Pipe tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Joseph Chapin (Maker)
1718-1788

Place of Origin

Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

September 29 1740 (1740-1740)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Side of shaft; "IOSEPH CHAPIN" chased in capitals.
2. Inscription; Side of shaft; "SEPTE 29 = 1740" chased in capitals.

Materials

Iron

Techniques

Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

0.906 (H) , 21.969 (L) , 3.937 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.3 (H) , 55.8 (L) , 10 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
Published: pp. 228-229 cat. no. 110.
[Article] Fennimore, Donald L. 05//1975 "Metalwork". American Art Journal. 7 (1): 93-106.
Published: p. 97.
[Article] Fennimore, Donald L. 01//2002 Henry Francis du Pont and Iron. Antiques. 161 (1): 184-187.
Published: p. 186.
[Book] Hosley, William N. 1985 The Great River Art and Society of the Connecticut River Valley, 1635-1820.
For additional information on the maker, see pp. 332-333.