Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: First Floor Library
About this object
The tongs have a handle that ends in acanthus leaves with inverted acanthus leaves farther down. The very end has a knop. The tongs are hinged in the center.
- Made from:
- Brass -- steel
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- ca. 1800
- Size:
- 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.164.2
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973