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Sugar Tongs

(first mark entered 1778)
about 1790
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions4.8 x 14 cm (1 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Weight: 34 gm (1 oz)
Credit LineGift of Mary Adelaide Sargent Poor in memory of Adelaide Joanna Sargent
Accession number47.1352
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsEngraved on top of tongs, in monogram "MB".
ProvenanceGift of Mary Adelaide Sargent Poor to the MFA in memory of Adelaide Joanna Sargent. (Accession Date: Septemebr 18, 1947)
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