Object Number 2006.0006.002

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 Cadogan Simes (Maker)
1773-4/15/1824

Place of Origin

Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Date

1801-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Arm, interior; "W·S" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Arm, interior; "W·S" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Bow, exterior; "PF" engraved in sprigged foliate script

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

5.512 (L) , 2.165 (W) , 0.2822 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14 (L) , 5.5 (W) , 8 (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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 382
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Brief biography, p. 323
[Book] McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description of mark and some background information, p. 88