Object Number 1972.0111

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Earle R. Crowe

Creator (Role)

Thomas McConnell (Probable maker)
1768-1825

Hugh McConnell (Possible maker or seller)

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1806-1813

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Arm, interior; "McCONNELL" in rectangle, stamped
2. Inscription; Bow, exterior; "MWC 1847. AJ 1806 MCC 1876." engraved

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

6.339 (L) , 1.654 (W) , 1.9753 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.1 (L) , 4.2 (W) , 56 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 402-403, no. 408 a-d
[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
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Bartlett, Louisa D. 2008 Delaware Silver the Col. Kenneth P. & Regina I. Brown Collection. 355 p.
• Published marks and forms: pp. 178-197