SILVER SUGAR TONGS BY W. MITCHELL, JR.

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This is a nice older pair of silver tongs measuring 6.5” long overall. Features scalloped edges at top with small oval bowls at ends of arms. Hallmark of “W. MITCHELL JR.” within a ribbon on inside of arm. Very fine condition. William Mitchell, Jr. became a member of a firm of commission merchants known as Wm. & G. H. Mitchell & Co. in Richmond on December 15, 1815. Later, he formed a partnership with Elisha Taft in 1818, known as Taft & Mitchell. They became dealers in watches, jewelry, and silverware. However, soon after this, the partnership ended, and Mitchell went into business for himself, buying a store formerly owned by John Bronaugh, another silversmith, on November 24, 1827. William Mitchell, Jr. helped found Hollywood Cemetery, along with three other persons. He died at White Sulphur Springs on September 3, 1852 and was buried at Hollywood Cemetery.

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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