Fireplace tongs

1800-1835

Measurements

28-1/4 in x 2-3/4 in x 1-1/2 in (dia)

Materials

Brass and iron

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.222

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

The fireplace tongs have a baluster-shaped handle with a cylinder, surmounted by a small reel and a ball with a wide band around its widest diameter.  Research has not identified these distinctive shapes on any marked or otherwise historically documented examples that might suggest where and when the tongs were made. 

The brass handle parts are peened in place.