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Tongs (Sugar tongs)
B. & S. D.
1820-1840
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
B. & S. D. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1987.0018
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1987.0018
Object Name
Tongs (Sugar tongs)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
B. & S. D. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: This object could have been made in Baltimore, MD.
Date
1820-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Arm, interior
Inscription: "B & S.D" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Arm, interior
Inscription: Eagle stamped in a circle
Type: Mark
Location: Arm, interior
Inscription: "C" stamped in a circle
Type: Inscription
Location: Arm, exterior
Inscription: "Brandywine" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
2.244 (W) x 6.732 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.7 (W) x 17.1 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
2.2575