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Sugar tongs

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1800

GUSN

GUSN-223453

Description

Silver sugar tongs with bright cut decorative border and engraved monogram.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sugar tongs
silver (metal)
bright cutting
Tongs, Sugar

Inscription

"I.E.G." (Engraved)
"WC" (stamped)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P707
J627
PEM 132-568

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1130

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