Tongs, Sugar
- Object Name:
- Tongs, Sugar
- Object ID:
- 1977.029.081
- Creator:
- Gerrish, Andrew (1784-1835)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1805-1815
- Description:
- Sugar Tongs. Made by Andrew Gerrish (1784-1835), Portsmouth, NH; 1805-1815. Silver. Tapered bows, with narrow squared fins, and rectangular bowls with canted corners (very similar to 1977.029.036, marked T. Gerrish). "G" engraved on end of handle in feathered script, within an scalloped oval of bright-cut and wriggle work cartouche. "A GERRISH", in upper case Roman letters with a flourish on the S, stamped in rectangles on inside of both bows.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-6.937 inches
- Provenance:
- From the New Hampshire silver collection of Richard F. Upton (1914-1996). Richard F. Upton served as the New Hampshire Historical Society's President, 1976-1980.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Richard F. Upton
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