Sugar Tongs
Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1887
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
5/8 x 5 in. (1.6 x 12.7 cm); 1 oz. 10 dwt. (47 g)
Classification
Tongs
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of a Friend of the Museum, 1897
Accession Number
97.1.4
About the Artist
Tiffany & Co. · 1837–present
Tiffany & Co., founded on September 18, 1837, by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in New York City as a stationery and fancy goods store, quickly evolved into a premier American house for jewelry and decorative arts. Under Charles's leadership, the firm introduced innovations like the sterling silver standard in 1851 and the iconic six-prong Tiffany Setting engagement ring in 1886, establis...