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Sugar Nippers

(English (London), only mark entered 1761)
about 1760
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsW. 5.2 x D. 11.7 cm (2 1/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Weight: 36.8 gm (1 oz 4 dwt)
Credit LineAnonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession numberRES.46.42
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsScratched on side of hinge, RW.
ProvenanceAnonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: November 14, 1946)
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