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Sugar tongs
Sugar tongs, tin-plate, the sides with wavy outline and with panels of heart and lozenge shaped perforations, shell-moulded grips; covered all over with a black japan, traces remain of a decoration in red and yellow of lines and stylized flowerheads.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50254
Creation/Production
Allgood family
Date: 1790-1810 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 26/11/1963
Given by Mrs. Kenneth Morgan
Measurements
Height (cm): 1.6
Length (cm): 12.8
Width (cm): 3.8
Height (in): 5
Length (in): 5
Width (in): 1
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
pierced
decoration
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
japanned
decoration
Applied Art
painted
decoration
Applied Art
Material
tin-plate
Location
In store
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