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Tongs (Pipe tongs)
Joseph Chapin
September 29 1740 (1740-1740)
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Chapin (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longmeadow; Massachusetts; Hampden; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1953.0173.005
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1953.0173.005
Object Name
Tongs (Pipe tongs)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Joseph Chapin (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longmeadow; Massachusetts; Hampden; New England; United States; North America
Date
September 29 1740 (1740-1740)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Side of shaft
Inscription: "IOSEPH CHAPIN" chased in capitals.
Type: Inscription
Location: Side of shaft
Inscription: "SEPTE 29 = 1740" chased in capitals.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Iron
Techniques
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
0.906 (H) x 3.937 (W) x 21.969 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.3 (H) x 10 (W) x 55.8 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 228-229 cat. no. 110.Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 05//1975 "Metalwork". American Art Journal. 7 (1): 93-106.
• Published: p. 97.Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 01//2002 Henry Francis du Pont and Iron. Antiques. 161 (1): 184-187.
• Published: p. 186.Book: Hosley, William N. 1985 The Great River Art and Society of the Connecticut River Valley, 1635-1820.
• For additional information on the maker, see pp. 332-333.