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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Sugar tongs
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Sugar tongs

CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1850-1860
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
InscribedScript initial: MBL
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Land Leigh
Object number58.25.508
On View
Not on view
DescriptionShaped sugar tongs with shell terminals, plain except for script initials, as noted.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Gotlieb A. Mayer
1847
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Charles Branda
ca. 1818
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Samuel Williamson
ca. 1810
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
George Baskerville
ca. 1790
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Minton and Mayer
ca. 1847
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
James Gaskins
ca. 1785
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Gotlieb A. Mayer
1835
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Charles Branda
ca. 1818
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
William A. Cooke & Andrew White
ca. 1829-1833
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Samuel Kirk & Son
ca. 1927-1961
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Peter Bateman
1799-1800
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
ca. 1860