id:			122947
accession number:	1943.217
share license status:	CC0
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updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:55.167000

Sugar Tongs, c. 1800. John Sayre (American, 1771–1852). Silver; overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas S. Grasselli Memorial Collection 1943.217

title:				Sugar Tongs
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series:				
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creation date:			c. 1800
creation date earliest:		1795
creation date latest:		1805
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creditline:			The Thomas S. Grasselli Memorial Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	America, New York
technique:	silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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CREATORS

* John Sayre (American, 1771–1852)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	engraved "BMH" in bright-cut script within reserve on bow.
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 140
	url:		

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