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Sugar Tongs
Marked by: John Gibbons
English (London)
about 1723
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); W. 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.); Weight: 19.8 gm (13 dwt)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number38.984
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe tongs are formed of two parallel fabricated balusters with shovel-shaped ends joined to a lobed spring-activated terminus with a baluster end formed of cast components.
Marks
Inside tongs, maker's mark IG, (Grimwade 1321). lion passant.
ProvenanceWalter H. Willson, Ltd., London, purchased by Theodora Wilbour, August, 1938, Anonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlote Beebe Wilbour. (Accession Date: September 8, 1938)