Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Tongs and server
Object Number:
1933.130ab
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall (server): 7 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (19.1 x 6 x 0.6 cm)
Overall (tongs): 10 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (26.7 x 5.7 x
Description:
Silver filigree and cast silver plate tongs and server; bow-form tongs with filigree scrolls and bead decorated arms, medallion arch with a cast eagle, cast shell stems and a cast claw and filigree shell grips; server with filigree and bead decorated handle with a filigree shell tip, twisted stem and a flat, circular filigree bowl with a cast, twisted rim; no maker's marks.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor these tongs and server were found during excavations for a camp site in Mexico City during the occupation by American troops during the Mexican-American War.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
