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Tongs (Sugar tongs)
Richard Rutter
1790-1798
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Richard Rutter (Maker)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.796
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.796
Object Name
Tongs (Sugar tongs)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Richard Rutter (Maker)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1790-1798
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, interior
Inscription: "Rutter" stamped in a rounded parallelogram
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, interior
Inscription: "Rutter" stamped in a rounded parallelogram
Type: Inscription
Location: Bow, exterior
Inscription: "F" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.693 (W) x 6.142 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.3 (W) x 15.6 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.9524
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. 467-488Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on Richard Rutter and example of mark, p. 369Book: Goldsborough, Jennifer Faulds & Harper, Ann Boyce. 1975 Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Maryland Silver in the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. 204 p.
• Work history and locations for Richard Rutter, p. 194