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C70-1183. Set of six teaspoons, sugar tongs, and case: 1954-563,1-8.
Set of six teaspoons and sugar tongs with case
C70-1183. Set of six teaspoons, sugar tongs, and case: 1954-563,1-8.

Set of six teaspoons and sugar tongs with case

Date1750-1755
Retailed by John Wirgman
OriginEngland, London
MediumShagreen leather; pasteboard; textiles (velvet, silk); paper; ink; brass
DimensionsL: 6 3/4"; W: 2 1/2" TH: 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-563,8
DescriptionTeaspoon case: black grained leather case, with hinged lid; the interior partitioned and lined with green velvet and silk.
InscribedTorn paper label on inside cover of case inscribed "E.G. Spoons .... gar Tongs,... ged to Mrs. Ray.... My Mother."
ProvenanceGarrard & Co. Ltd., London (purchased from C. J. Vander Ltd., London, 1954)

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