Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Luce Center
Sugar tongs
Object Number:
1980.16
Date:
1828-1836
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. ( 16.5 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of one arm: "BENEDICT & SCUDDER/ NEW YORK" in a conforming, serrated rectangle
Description:
silver bow-form sugar tongs with double-swell fiddle arms with fruit basket decoration; flared shoulders and hollow shell-shaped grips; makers' marks stamped on the underside of one arm.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
