Object Number 1983.0244.043

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Vincent H. Beckman in memory of Elizabeth Desloge Beckman

Creator (Role)

George K. M. Childs (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1828-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; CHILDS, GEORGE K. M

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

6.62 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.83 (L)

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