Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
Date:
1798
Object Number:
1937.587
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Luce Center
Sugar tongs
Object Number:
1947.130
Date:
ca. 1850-1870
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in. ( 14.9 x 6 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the arch: "H v D" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the arms: "GEO. W. WELSH 244 GREENWICH ST." incuse
Description:
silver bow-form sugar tongs with double-swell fiddle-form arms, flared shoulders and shell grips; engraved on the arch, "H v D" in script; maker's marks stamped on the underside of each arm.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry F. von Drehle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
