Tongs, Sugar
- Object Name:
- Tongs, Sugar
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.048
- Creator:
- Bateman, Hester
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1784-1786
- Description:
- Sugar Tongs. Made by Hester Bateman, London, England; 1784-1796. Silver. Flat bow tapering with tapered arms and elliptical tips. Bright-cut and roulette work border designs engraved on exterior. Block letter "M" engraved in oval cartouche on back of handle. Trailing bell-flower medallions, arches and swags engraved on each arms. Stamped marks on the inside of arms: "HB" in upper-case script, within a cartouche; two hallmarks on the opposite arm: left facing lion passant within a shield and profile of king's head facing left within a pentagon.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- L-5.1 D-1.7 inches
- Provenance:
- The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-c.1925) and Susan Dadmun (1844-c.1934) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1969). Mrs. Doble's bequest includes: "my 'Hester Bateman' silver." Other items in the collection include: New Hampshire and other silver, wallpaper samples, fans, personal items, and birchbark pictures made by E. H. Merrill.
- Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
- People:
- Bateman, Hester (1709-1794), Dadmun, Josiah A. (1840-1924), Dadmun, Susan (1844-1936), Doble, Helen I. (1881-1968)
- Subjects:
- Tea, Tea ceremonies, Sugar, Imports, Trade
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