Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Sugar tongs
Object Number:
1956.42
Date:
1835-1851
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 2 x 1 in. ( 16.5 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the arch:"WH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the arms: twice, "H B Myer" in script in a rectangle
Description:
silver bow-form sugar tongs with fiddle arms and horizontal elliptical grips; arch engraved, "WH" in script; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the arms.
Credit Line:
Gift Mrs. Theodore Van Wyck Anthony
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
