Sugar Tongs Maker: John Germon (American, active 1782–1816)

ca. 1790–1800

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

6 in. (15.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Walter M. Jeffords, B.A. 1905

Accession Number

1949.241

Geography

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Flatware

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography
  • Kathryn C. Buhler and Graham Hood, American Silver in the Yale University Art Gallery, 2 vols. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1970), vol. 2, pp. 225, 229, no. 901
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

sugar tongs

Marks

"IG" in rectangle twice inside arm, at each shoulder

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