On View
Not on viewSugar Scissors
Artist
John Ball
1723 - 1781
Dateca. 1765
Terms
- Sugar Nips
- Silver
- Concord (Massachusetts)
Dimensions10.15 cm (4 in.)
MarkingsMarked "BALL" inside each shell grip and engraved with the contemporary block initials "SM" on each finger loop.
Credit LineSugar Scissors, John Ball, Concord, Ma, about 1765. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of the Cummings Davis Society; 1993
.2.
Object number1993.2
DescriptionSilver. The two cast and filed elements are riveted at the pivot and engraved on both sides with a flower.
Engraved on top of one finger hold is a "M", the other has "S".
Engraved on top of one finger hold is a "M", the other has "S".
Object number: 2019.4.1
Object number: H2209
