Object Number 2006.0006.006

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift in memory of Cecile Ferland on the tenth anniversary of her death

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. Mark; Arm, interior; "G.CHILDS" stamped in serrated rectangle
2. Mark; Arm, interior; Eagle stamped in a rectangle with rounded corners
3. Mark; Arm, interior; "G.CHILDS" stamped in serrated rectangle
4. Mark; Arm, interior; Eagle stamped in a rectangle with rounded corners

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

6.496 (L) , 3.425 (W) , 1.6932 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.5 (L) , 8.7 (W) , 48 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

As per previous cataloguer: 1.75oz AVP

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