1998.0004.1066 tong right handle
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Tongs (Sugar tongs)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Joseph Loring

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1998.0004.1066


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1998.0004.1066

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Joseph Loring
7/21/1743-10/23/1815

Place of Origin

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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, viewer's left, underside; "JD," stamped in rectangle
2. Inscription; Bow, upper surface; "C," engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.748 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.423 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.6 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 12 (Weight)

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; Maker biography, p. 277.
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
Maker biography, p. 269 See Parties Module and References for more information.