Tongs, Sugar

Object Name:

Tongs, Sugar

Object ID:

1957.008.130.3

Creator:

Dominick & HaffSilversmith

Place of Origin:

Newark, NJ

Date:

1883-1900

Description:

Sugar Tongs. Made by Dominick & Haff, Newark, NJ; 1883-1900; Silver. Arch- or bow-type tongs, with small egg-shaped bowls; the bowl interiors have a gold wash. Tongs have a hexagonal hammered-like pattern on the exterior of the arms and arch. The top of the arch has a cloud-like engraving, and each arm has an engraved insect, e.g. a fly on one side, and a similar-looking but un-winged insect on the other side. On the interior of one are is a geometric symbol, including a diamond, a circle, and round-ended rectangle (mark for Dominick & Haff). On the interior of the other arm is "STERLING" in upper-case roman letters, incuse. Part of a set including sugar bowl and cream pitcher (1957.8.130.1-3).

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

L-4.25 inches

Provenance:

One of a three-piece set from the collection of Mary C. Emery of Amesbury, MA, and Fred P. Emery of Pembroke, NH. This bequest of over 200 items from the Emery home includes both items that were inherited and items that were collected. No history of ownership provided with this item. The Emerys married in 1889; perhaps this set was acquired as a wedding gift. Has maker's stamp of Dominick & Haff, established in 1872, incorporated in 1900, and purchased in 1928 by Reed & Barton. The other two pieces of this set are impressed with the manufacture date of 1883.

Credit Line:

The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift

People:

Emery, Fred Parker (1865-1927), Emery, Mary C. (1864-1956)