LARGE SILVER SUGAR TONGS BY CANFIELD

LARGE SILVER SUGAR TONGS BY CANFIELD

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This is a long pair of silver tongs measuring 6.5” long overall. Initials “A.B.S.” on spring end. Detailed sea-shell ends. Hallmarked on inside of both arms “CANFIELD [star] 10.15” Fine condition. A product of Ira Canfield in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sugar tongs are small serving utensils used at the table to transfer sugar pieces from the sugar bowl to the tea cups. These first appeared near the end of the 17th century, and were very popular by 1800, with half of British households owning them. The decline of the formal tea party led to the disappearance of the sugar tongs, and now they are considered an oddity at the table. [jet]

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