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Sugar Tongs 2016-5
Sugar Tongs
Sugar Tongs 2016-5

Sugar Tongs

Date1786-1797
Marked by Hester Bateman (1708 - 1794)
MediumSilver (sterling)
DimensionsOL: 5 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Isabel and Richard Whiting in memory of Michael Weller
Object number2016-5
DescriptionBow-shaped sugar tongs with tapering arms and oval grips. Engraved with bright-cut festoons and flowers.
InscribedEngraved "EEF" in threaded script on bow
MarkingsMarked in relief inside arms: 1) script "HB" in a rectangle [Grimwade 1990 # 961]; 2) a lion passant; and 3) a sovereign's head duty mark (numbers 2 & 3 conform to marks used in London between 1786 and 1797)
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