Harvard Art Museums > 1949.114.62: Sugar Nips Tools and Equipment Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sugar Nips (Unidentified Artist) , 1949.114.62,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229041. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1949.114.62 People Unidentified Artist Title Sugar Nips Other Titles Title: Sugar Scissors Classification Tools and Equipment Work Type tongs Date c. 1760 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom Period George III (1760-1820) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229041 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.) 31 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: handle, struck: lion passant maker's mark: handle, struck: AO [in rectangular punch; unidentified; possibly Alexander Osborne (not in Grimwade or Jackson)] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1949. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Archibald A. Hutchinson, Esq. Accession Year 1949 Object Number 1949.114.62 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Scissor-form with scroll arms and shell nippers. Publication History Christopher Hartop, British and Irish Silver in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums/Yale University Press (Cambridge, Mass. and New Haven, 2007), p. 155, cat. no. 136, repr. p. 155, detail repr. p. 155. Exhibition History From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/03/2023 - 07/30/2023 Measuring Difference, The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, 10/17/2024 - 08/30/2025 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
