Tongs (Sugar tongs)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Levi Clark (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1825-1850

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1983.0244.044


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1983.0244.044

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Levi Clark (Maker)
1801-1875

Place of Origin

Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1825-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; ; Mark: CLARK and NORWALK each in a rectangle,inside each arm.
2. Inscription; ; Inscr: "EFW" in foliate script lengthwise on arch;

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

6.5 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.51 (L)

Object Description

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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