Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Sugar tongs
Object Number:
1924.50
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 16.5 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the arch: "CG/ to/ MG" in script
stamped: on the inside of each arm: "GEOFF" in a rectangle, "C" in a circle, an eagle in a circle
Description:
silver sugar tongs; bow-form shaped slightly and with shell decoration above the tapered arms; flared shoulders and hollow paw grips; engraved, "CG/ to/ MG" in script on the arch; maker's marks stamped inside the arms.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
