Sugar Tongs
Dateca. 1832
Marked by
John Curry
(1798 - 1868)
MediumSilver
DimensionsOL: 7" OH bend: 1" OW opening: 2 5/8"
Credit LineGift of Beatrix T. Rumford
Object number2009-163
DescriptionBow sugar tongs with bird claw grips; bright-cut engravings of oak branches with leaves and acorns along each arm and "ECM" on the bend.InscribedEngraved in script "ECM" for Elizabeth Clifford Morris (1813-1892) of Philadelphia married Samuel Canby (1811-1875) of Wilmington, Delaware on June 25, 1832.
MarkingsMarked in relief in Roman letters in serrated rectangles "J.Curry" inside each arm and "PHILA." inside the bend.
ProvenanceEach piece is engraved in script "ECM" for Elizabeth Clifford Morris (1813-1892) of Philadelphia, married Samuel Canby (1811-1875) of Wilmington, Delaware on June 25, 1832.
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