Tongs, Sugar
- Object Name:
- Tongs, Sugar
- Object ID:
- 2017.014.021.6
- Creator:
- Meriden Britannia Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Meriden, CT
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Sugar Tongs. Made by the Meriden Britannia Company, Meriden, CT; c. 1880. Silver. Part of tea set owned by Alice Cilley Stone (1849-1934) of Dunbarton, NH, around the time of her marriage in 1881. Arched, sterling silver tongs. Arms have matching cutouts. Arms tapered with large rolling fins. Three hallmarks preceding "STERLING" on inside of one arm. "S" (for Stone) engraved in script on end.
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- W-1.6 L-4.8 D-0.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.
The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
- People:
- Stone, Alice P. (1849-1934)
- Subjects:
- Silver services
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