Tongs, Sugar
- Object Name:
- Tongs, Sugar
- Object ID:
- 1957.001.01
- Creator:
- Mathey, Aime (1794-1865)
Watchmaker - Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Sugar Tongs. Made by Aime Mathey (1794-1865), New York, NY; c. 1830. Silver. Flat bow tapering to junctures with elaborately shaped arms; shell-shaped (9-lobed) nippers. Embossed sheaf of wheat together with sickle on outer surface of each arm. "A.MATHEY" in upper case roman letters within a serrated rectangle, impressed twice, on inner surface of each arm. Tape label on inner surface of bow and tag attached to arm by string, both giving accession information. Script initials "CBC" engraved on outer surface of bow.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- L-6.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Jewell collection. Undetermined if this was a Jewell family piece, or part of Margaret H. Jewell's silver collection.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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