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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

Manufacturer William A. Cooke & Andrew White
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1829-1833
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
InscribedMarked.
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Land Leigh
Object number58.25.6
On View
Not on view
DescriptionPair of shaped tongs terminating into two shells and engraved with bright-cut floral and leaf designs.

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