Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Sugar tongs
Object Number:
1957.203
Date:
1800-1825
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 x 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the inside of one arm: "N" in a rectangle, lion passant in a cartouche, bust in an oval
Description:
silver bow-form sugar tongs with swelled arms between medallions with all over wheel turned and bright-cut decoration; ovoid grips with wheel turned decoration; maker's marks stamped on the underside of one arm.
Credit Line:
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
