Object Number 1987.0018

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

B. & S. D. (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: This object could have been made in Baltimore, MD.

Date

1820-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Arm, interior; "B & S.D" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Arm, interior; Eagle stamped in a circle
3. Mark; Arm, interior; "C" stamped in a circle
4. Inscription; Arm, exterior; "Brandywine" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.732 (L) , 2.244 (W) , 2.2575 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.1 (L) , 5.7 (W) , 64 (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