Retailer Bartens & Rice (active 1867 - 1900s)

Sugar tongs

1895

Place madeNew York, United States, North America

ProbablyNew York

Silver

Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 14 x 5.4 x 1.9 cm )

Gift of Mr. Townsend M. McAlpin

1974.27l

These sugar tongs was a wedding gift to the donor's parents, Alice Townsend Martin, whose initials are engraved on the service, and Benjamin Brandreth McAlpin, on November 10, 1897.

Descriptionsilver bow-type sugar tongs; U-shape form with broad bow, fiddle shaped arms and bird's claw grips; cast crown over shell decoration on the outside of each arm with "1870" engraved on one and "1895" engraved on the other.

MarkingsInscription: engraved on the arch: "B & McA" in script Mark: stamped along interior incuse: "STERLING/ BARTENS & RICE/ PAT. 1893" Inscription: engraved on the ouside of each arm: "1870" on one, "1895" on the other

ClassificationsSILVER