Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Sugar tongs
Object Number:
1987.32c
Date:
1896-1908
Medium:
Silver, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 14 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on exterior of one shank: "MADE FOR TIFFANY & Co"
stamped: inside top: "AK" (inside square) and ". . . 84 . . ."
Description:
Silver sugar tongs with club-shaped, black enameled gripping ends; black club motif repeated on either side at center and top; stamped maker's mark inside top.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
