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Results for "Tongs (part of a set)"12 records

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Tongs (part of a set) by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tongs (part of a set)

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1675 · Silver, iron

Cleared · Public Domain

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Miniature tongs (part of a set) by George Manjoy, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Miniature tongs (part of a set)

George Manjoy (d. 1685)

1690–91 · Silver

Cleared · Public Domain

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Box (part of a set) by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Box (part of a set)

Unrecorded maker

1675–1700 · Agate with silver mounts, black onyx

Cleared · Public Domain

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Miniature tongs (part of a set) by David Clayton, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Miniature tongs (part of a set)

David Clayton (d. 1719)

late 17th–early 18th century · Silver

Cleared · Public Domain

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Miniature tongs (part of a set) by David Clayton, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Miniature tongs (part of a set)

David Clayton (d. 1719)

ca. 1720–30 · Silver

Cleared · Public Domain

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Sugar tongs (part of a set) by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sugar tongs (part of a set)

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1730–50 · Gold

Cleared · Public Domain

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Shovel (part of a set) by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shovel (part of a set)

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1730–60 · Steel, gilt bronze

Cleared · Public Domain

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Tongs (part of a set) by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tongs (part of a set)

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1730–60 · Steel, gilt bronze

Cleared · Public Domain

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Tongs (part of a set) by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tongs (part of a set)

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1730–60 · Steel, gilt bronze

Cleared · Public Domain

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Tongs by Andrew Ellicott Warner, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tongs

Andrew Ellicott Warner (d. 1870)

1845 · Silver

Cleared · Public Domain

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Fire Tongs

Unrecorded maker

1750–65 · Bell metal, possibly iron

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Sugar tongs

Josef Hoffmann (d. 1956)

ca. 1910 · Silver

In copyright

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