tongs

Date Made: c. 1793

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Virginia, Alexandria

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

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Credit Line: Estate of Arthur Michael

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.383474Catalog Number: 383474Accession Number: 162866

Object Name: tongsObject Type: flatware

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: tongs, sugar: 1.6 cm x 5.4 cm; 5/8 in x 2 1/8 inoverall: 1 in x 6 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 2.54 cm x 15.875 cm x 5.715 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-fd6e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_303434

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