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Fireplace Tongs

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1850-1874

GUSN

GUSN-67386

Description

Cast rococo handle; long handles; small tongs

Details

Descriptive Terms

painting (coating)
steel (alloy)
Steel
Painted
TONGS, FIREPLACE

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

27.5 x 2.125 x 1.625 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1288.1

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