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Tongs (Sugar tongs)
Charles Oliver Bruff
1763-1783
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Oliver Bruff (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1954.0007
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1954.0007
Object Name
Tongs (Sugar tongs)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Charles Oliver Bruff (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1763-1783
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, end
Inscription: "COB" stamped in a rounded rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, end
Inscription: "COB" stamped in a rounded rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Hinge, upper surface
Inscription: "AT" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.732 (W) x 5.039 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.4 (W) x 12.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.3404
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 209, no. 167Article: Quimby, Ian M. G. 05//1975 "Silver" from How America Really Looked. American Art Journal. 7 (1): 68-81.
• Published: p. 75.Book: Kauffman, Henry J. 1969 The Colonial Silversmith: His Techniques & His Products.
• Published: p. 168.Book: Fales, Martha Gandy. 1973 Early American Silver.
• Published: p. 66, fig. 59.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