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Sugar Tongs

Date1786-1797

Marked by Hester Bateman 1708 - 1794

OriginEngland, London

MediumSilver (sterling)

DimensionsOL: 5 1/2"

Credit LineGift of Isabel and Richard Whiting in memory of Michael Weller

Object number2016-5

DescriptionBow-shaped sugar tongs with tapering arms and oval grips. Engraved with bright-cut festoons and flowers.Inscription(s)Engraved "EEF" in threaded script on bowMark(s)Marked in relief inside arms: 1) script "HB" in a rectangle [Grimwade 1990 # 961]; 2) a lion passant; and 3) a sovereign's head duty mark (numbers 2 & 3 conform to marks used in London between 1786 and 1797)