Artist/Maker
Benedict & Scudder
(active 1828 - 1836)
Sugar tongs
1828-1836
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Silver
Overall: 6 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. ( 16.5 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm )
Purchase
1980.16
Descriptionsilver bow-form sugar tongs with double-swell fiddle arms with fruit basket decoration; flared shoulders and hollow shell-shaped grips; makers' marks stamped on the underside of one arm.Markingsstamped: on the underside of one arm: "BENEDICT & SCUDDER/ NEW YORK" in a conforming, serrated rectangle
ClassificationsSILVER
