Title: Tongs
Object type: Tongs
Date: 1810–30
Culture: American
Artist:  Stephen Hardy 
Artist bio: 1781–1843
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: L. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Geography: Made in Portsmouth New Hampshire  United States New England     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY