On View
Not on viewFireplace Tongs
DateLate 1600s to Early 1700s
Terms
- Fireplace Tongs
- Iron
Dimensions7.61 × 53.3 cm (3 × 21 in.)
Credit LineGift of Cummings E. Davis (1886)
Object numberH0132
DescriptionFireplace tongs, two arms, riveted together at top. One fits into slot in top of other, outer one has tapered top end. Top of arms flattened and formed into two half circles, then each becomes round, extending to tips which are flattened and formed into rough circles. Hand-forged, somewhat crude. Surface rough. One arm very thin at spot near tip.
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