Name/Title
Fireplace tongsEntry/Object ID
PM.65.907Description
Tongs: Heavy; scissor-like action; relatively short handles, tapering toward ends; one pincer of rectangular section, terminating in prong at right angles; other pincer starts out from rivet with rectangular section, and is split to form roundly diaper opening, then converging, and terminating in right-angled prong to match that of other pincer; unusual.
Check use???Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerNotes
Dates: 1700 - 1799
Date made: r. 1700 - 1799Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
3-7/8 inDepth
2-3/4 inLength
33-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 33 1/4 in. (9.8 x 7 x 84.5 cm)General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
This object has not been seen for an extended period during which several inventories were completed, so it has been declared missing; note in object file states last known location for this object was "Manhattan Storage," however, no HHV objects have been stored offsite since the late 1960s [Jessa J. Krick, 12/3/2009]