Fireplace tongs

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Fireplace tongs

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.325

Description

Tongs: wrought iron with cast brass top; peened through top; elements on top include a large, roughly acorn-shape above a knob above a column above a knob; lengths of tongs connect in a round brass hinge; the tops of the lengths are brass; the rest of the lengths are of iron and end in oval-shaped pads.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1768 - 1799 Date made: r. 1768 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-3/4 in

Length

33 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 33 in. (7 x 83.8 cm)

Material

brass, Iron

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Wrought iron overcleaned. (1/29/02) loose handle.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.324 - Fireplace shovel - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Part of set

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Parlour