Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Luce Center
Sugar tongs
Object Number:
1980.17
Date:
ca. 1833-1848
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 3/8 x 1 in. ( 15.2 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in the center of the bow: "EB" in script
stamped: inside the arms: "J. DECKER" in roman letters, bust in a chamfered square, "D" in achamfered square, eagle in chamfered square
Description:
silver sugar tongs; bow-form with oval fiddle arms, flared shoulders and hollow shell form grips; "EB" engraved in script in the center of the bow; maker's marks stamped inside the arms.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
