Sugar Tongs
Abel Jacobs, American, 19th century
about 1820-1830
Silver
Overall: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of W. Gordon Moody, Class of 1935
M.984.48.1
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marked, inside one arm: A. JACOBS [in rectangle]; engraved on bow: CTP [in monogram]
Provenance
Belonged to Catherine Tiffany (1769-1813) who in 1785 married the Reverand Davenport Phelps (1755-1813), grandson of the founder of Dartmouth College, Eleazar Wheelock. Donated by W. Gordon Moody.
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