Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Sugar tongs
Object Number:
1939.112[dup]
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 14.3 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in a reserve: "IBC" in gothic script
stamped: on the undersides of the arms: "TT" in an oval, and a lion passant in a rectangle
Description:
silver bow-form sugar tongs with bright-cut decoration around oval reserve on the arms and circular grips; one reserve engraved, "IBC" in gothic script and the other engraved with the Corse family crest, a crowned lion rampant on fess; maker's marks stamped on the inside of the arms.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
