JOHN GEAR, London (manufacturer)
Sugar tongs
(c. 1804)

Medium
silver

Measurements
1.6 × 5.1 × 13.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
engraved in inside of fulcrum c.: A + H
punched (inverted) in outside of fulcrum l.c.: (lion passant) / I·G
punched in outside of fulcrum l.r.: (lion passant) / I·G

Accession Number
1447-D3

Department
International Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
No date mark, initials A.H.

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JOHN GEAR, London (manufacturer)
Sugar tongs
(c. 1804)