Title: Tongs
Object type: Tongs
Date: 1810–20
Culture: American
Artist:  Ezekiel Burr 
Artist bio: 1764–1846
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: L. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Geography: Made in Providence Rhode Island  United States New England     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY