Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Sugar tongs

Usk (Factory)

Sugar tongs, tin-plate, the sides with a waved edge and with a regular pattern of perforations, claw-shaped grips; covered all over with a chocolate brown japan, which has now mostly worn off, and decorated with red, green and white enamels which have also mostly worn off.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 50116

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Factory
Place: Usk
Period: 1790-1840

Measurements

Height (cm): 2.2
Length (cm): 13.2
Width (cm): 2.7
Height (in): 13
Length (in): 5
Width (in): 1

Techniques

Cut
Decoration
Applied Art
Pierced
Decoration
Applied Art
Japanned
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Tin-plate

Location

In store
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