Title: Tongs
Object type: Tongs
Date: 1790–95
Culture: American
Artist:  James Gaskins 
Artist bio: ca. 1761–1827
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 7/8 x 6 1/16 in. (2.2 x 15.4 cm); 1 oz. 11 dwt. (48.4 g)
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Geography: Possibly made in Portsmouth Virginia  United States      
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY