Artist/Maker
John Vernon
(1762 – 1842)
Sugar tongs
ca. 1787
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Silver
Overall: 6 5/8 × 1 1/2 × 5/8 in. (16.8 × 3.8 × 1.6 cm)
Bequest of Dr. Horatio B. Williams
1956.15e
This pair of sugar tongs was probably part of the wedding silver given to Rebecca Starbuck (1761-1817) who married Isaac Leggett in 1787.
DescriptionSilver sugar tong; bow-form with coffin-end arms with elliptical bowl grips; arch engraved, "PES" in script; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the arms.Markingsengraved: on the arch, "PES" in script
stamped: on the underside of the arms: illegible strike in a rectangle, "I . V" in a rectangle with rounded edges, "P" in roman letters
ClassificationsSILVER
Myer Myers
1784-1786
1955.43
