Object Number 1958.2479

Object Name

Tongs (Fire tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Coffin Jones (Retailer)
1750-1829

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Probably Boston, Massachusetts.

Date

1785-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; On the interior of the pads; "J C J" stamped incuse in Roman capitals

Materials

Iron; Brass

Techniques

Wrought, Cast

Dimensions (inches)

32.48 (L) , 3.465 (W) , 1.575 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

82.5 (L) , 8.8 (W) , 4 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: p. 172, cat. no. 90.