Object Number 1969.0071

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Amos White (Maker)
1745-1825

Place of Origin

Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Working dates and locations for Amos White are: E. Haddam, Connecticut, c.1766-1800, Meriden, Connecticut, 1800-1825, and Maryland

Date

1800-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Arm, interior; "A WHITE" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Arm, interior; "A WHITE" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Bow, exterior; "H" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.827 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 1.3051 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.8 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 37 (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