Collection Highlights
Lady Arthur Paget (Minne Stevens) dressed for the Delmonico ball, 1875
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.223.1.4.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sugar tongs
Object Number:
1941.456
Date:
1800-1825
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 in. ( 17.1 x 5.7 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the arch: "EH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the arms: twice, "T. B" in a serrated rectangle
Description:
silver bow-form sugar tongs with fiddle-end arms with wheel turned borders and horizontal elliptical borders with inscribed arch drops; arch engraved, "EH" in script; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the arms.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Arthur D. Benson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
