Tongs, Sugar
- Object Name:
- Tongs, Sugar
- Object ID:
- 2018.011
- Creator:
- Abbot, John Jr. (1790-1850)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Sugar Tongs. Made by John Abbot Jr. (1790-1850), Portsmouth, NH; c. 1820. Silver. Tapered fiddle handles with rounded fins and oval bowls. "JSL" engraved in script on end of handle. "J. ABBOT", upper case Roman letters stamped in a serrated rectangle on inside of one arm.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-2 L-5.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased by donor on eBay in 2015.
John Abbot Jr. (1790-1850), the son of John and Sarah (Seaward) Abbot, was born and raised in Portsmouth, NH. He probably completed his apprenticeship and began work as a journeyman silversmith around 1811. In 1828, to avoid confusion with the other John Abbots working in Portsmouth, he petitioned the state legislature to change his name to John William Abbott. Abbot married twice and was active in community organizations including the Mechanic Fire Society, Howard Benevolent Society, Associated Mechanics and Manufacturers of the State of New Hampshire, St. John's Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M., Washington Chapter, No. 3, F. & A. M., DeWitt Clinton Encampment No. 2, F. & A. M., and the Rockingham Tent, No. 84, Independent Order of Redmen. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Wesley G. Balla
- People:
- Abbot, John, Jr. (1790-1850)
- Subjects:
- Silverware
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