Skip to content
Birmingham Museum of Art
Shop
Donate
Venue Rental
Search
Open Menu
Art
Exhibitions
Collection
New to Collection
smartguide
Things to Do
Calendar
Art on the Rocks
Art After 5
Summer Art Camp
Plan Your Visit
Hours, Directions, and Parking
Tips for Visiting
Shop
Accessibility
Visiting With a Group
Research Library
Get Involved
Membership
Support Groups
Sponsorship
Ways to Give
The Museum Ball
Donate
Venue Rental
Exhibitions
Collection
New to Collection
smartguide
Share
[ssba-buttons]
Print
Sugar Tongs
Peter Bateman, Ann Bateman, William Bateman, London, England
1802-1803
Titles
Sugar Tongs (Descriptive)
Artist
Ann Bateman, British, 1748 - 1813
/
Peter Bateman, British, 1740 - 1825
/
William Bateman, England, 1774-1850, (shared mark with Peter and Ann 1800-1805)
Medium
silver
Dimensions
5/8 × 5 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (1.6 × 14 × 5.7 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Sybil Noble Murray, 2000.201
Work Type
sugar tongs
Classification
Tools & Equipment
More
Signature
On the inside: maker's mark PB / AB / WB [mark shared January 1800-November 1805]; lion passant; king's head; date letter G for 1802/03
Marks
On the inside: maker's mark PB / AB / WB [mark shared January 1800-November 1805]; lion passant; king's head; date letter G for 1802/03
Inscription
Engraved at the curve in an oval reserve the initials HMB
Provenance
Sybil Anderson Noble Murray (1910-2000), Atlanta, Georgia; by bequest to the Birmingham Museum of Art in 2000
See More of the Collection
Newsletter Signup
First Name
*
Last Name
*
Email
*
Phone
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.