Tongs (Sugar tongs)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Major Timothy Chandler (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Concord, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1790-1810

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    2001.0004.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2001.0004.001

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift in memory of Cecile and Philip Ferland

Creator (Role)

Major Timothy Chandler (Maker)
1762-1848

Place of Origin

Concord, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Date

1790-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; inside bow; Mark: "T.C" in rectangle stamped twice inside bow.
2. Inscription; inside bow; Inscr: "E.T" engraved in block letters inside bow;

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.5 (L) , 1.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.97 (L) , 4.445 (W)

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