Sugar tongs
Manufacturer
Samuel Kirk & Son
(American, Baltimore, Maryland, active 1846 - 1979)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1927-1961
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
InscribedStamped on inside of tongs: "S. Kirk & Son Sterling". Monogrammed "TEC"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number87.78
Not on view
DescriptionPair of sugar tongs. Repousse pattern of flowers and leaves with bird-like claws to hold sugar cubes.
ca. 1860
