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Sugar tongs
Sugar tongs, tin-plate, with panels of diamond perforations along the sides and shell-moulded grips; covered all over with a black japan and with traces of gilt decoration.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50253
Creation/Production
Allgood family
Date: 1790-1810 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 26/11/1963
Given by Mrs. Kenneth Morgan
Measurements
Height (cm): 1.8
Length (cm): 14.2
Width (cm): 4.7
Height (in): 11
Length (in): 5
Width (in): 1
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
pierced
decoration
Applied Art
japanned
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
tin-plate
Location
In store
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