Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sugar tongs
Object Number:
1939.113
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. ( 4.4 x 2.2 x 1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of one arm: "TT / STERLING"
Description:
silver bow-form sugar tongs, with acanthus leaf garland engraved on each arm; shell grips; maker's mark stamped on the inside of one arm.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
