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TONGS

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Second Floor Library


About this object

The tongs have brass urn finial handles in a finial shape. The rest of the tongs are made in steel. They are long and thin with a cirle at the top for the hinge.

Object name:
TONGS
Made from:
Steel -- brass
Made in:
England
Date made:
ca. 1770
Size:
62.2 cm (24 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
14.198.8
Class:
METAL
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973