Object Number 2006.0006.011

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)

William Grigg (Maker)-1797

Place of Origin

New York or Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Griggs also worked in Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada. See Grigg's biography in Parties record

Date

1765-1797

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Arm, interior; "Grigg" stamped in a stamped rectangle
2. Inscription; Bow, exterior; "HF" engraved in foliate script

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

5.906 (L) , 1.614 (W) , 1.164 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15 (L) , 4.1 (W) , 33 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

As per previous cataloguer: 1.125oz 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