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On Display: House - Baltimore Drawing Room
Tongs (Sugar tongs)
Joseph Richardson Jr.
1790-1801
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Richardson Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1957.0828
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0828
Object Name
Tongs (Sugar tongs)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Joseph Richardson Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1790-1801
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Bow, interior
Inscription: "J·R" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Bow, exterior, center
Inscription: "AE" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Bow, interior
Inscription: "57 828" incised
Type: Inscription
Location: Bowl, interior
Inscription: "$3 62" incised
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Wrought
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.669 (H) x 2.205 (W) x 6.181 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.7 (H) x 5.6 (W) x 15.7 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.411