Fireplace Tongs

Item Information

Title:
Fireplace Tongs
Description:
Spherical brass finial has two incised rings at center; ring turned handle below; tongs have circular brass ring, from which extend two round iron shafts; these terminate in ovoid plates.
Date:
1800–1899
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Brass
Iron
Places:
New Hampshire > Rockingham (county) > Portsmouth
Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Extent:
29.125 in. x 2.75 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/5404
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Ralph May
Accession #:
1971.728.2
Identifier:
5404