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Tongs, Sugar

Object Name:
Tongs, Sugar
Object ID:
2007.032.09
Creator:
Sibley, Asa (1764-1829)Jeweler
Place of Origin:
Walpole, NH
Date:
circa 1800
Description:
Sugar Tongs. Made by Asa Sibley (1764-1829), Walpole, NH; c. 1800. Silver. Tapered arms with oval tips. Engraved "JPJC" (or JPH), in upper-case feathered script, on end. Impressed mark on inside of each arm: "AS", in upper-case script, within a conforming mark.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-0.937 L-6.125 inches
Provenance:
Part of a collection of silver by New Hampshire manufacturers, assembled by collector, Barbara Mann.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
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