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Tongs (Miniature sugar tongs)
Andrew Boyd Kitchen, J. T. Bailey
1833-1846
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Andrew Boyd Kitchen (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1980.0051
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1980.0051
Object Name
Tongs (Miniature sugar tongs)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Andrew Boyd Kitchen (Maker); J. T. Bailey (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1833-1846
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, interior
Inscription: "B&K" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Bow, exterior
Inscription: "EMH" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.181 (W) x 3.031 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3 (W) x 7.7 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.2116
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 457, no. 482Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker, p. 42Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488