Scissor Tongs

About the Artwork

Title Scissor Tongs

Artwork Date 18th century

Artist I. G.

Life Dates 1700-1800

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. English

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Medium Silver

Dimensions Overall: 4 1/2 × 1 7/8 × 5/8 inches (11.4 × 4.8 × 1.6 cm)

Classification Silver

Department European Sculpture and Dec Arts

Credit Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. F70.24

Copyright Public Domain