Tongs (Sugar tongs)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Nicholas Geffroy (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1798-1810

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1983.0244.047


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1983.0244.047

Object Name

Tongs (Sugar tongs)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Nicholas Geffroy (Maker)
1761-1839

Place of Origin

Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1798-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; GEFFROY, NICHOLAS

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

14 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.56 (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