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Sugar Tong

Hester Bateman

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Hester Bateman (English, active in London, 1774–1789). Sugar Tong, ca. 1790. Silver, 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Hicks, 64.152.38. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Sugar Tong

Date

ca. 1790

Medium

Silver

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

HB; lion rampant; king's head

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Hicks

Accession Number

64.152.38

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Artists and makers

Hester Bateman

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