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Tongs (Sugar tongs)
Amos White
1800-1810
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Amos White (Maker)
Place of Origin
Meriden; Connecticut; New Haven; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1969.0071
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund
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Object Number
1969.0071
Object Name
Tongs (Sugar tongs)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Amos White (Maker)
Place of Origin
Meriden; Connecticut; New Haven; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Working dates and locations for Amos White are: E. Haddam, Connecticut, c.1766-1800, Meriden, Connecticut, 1800-1825, and Maryland
Date
1800-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Arm, interior
Inscription: "A WHITE" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Arm, interior
Inscription: "A WHITE" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Bow, exterior
Inscription: "H" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.772 (W) x 5.827 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.5 (W) x 14.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.3051
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