Title: Tongs
Object type: Tongs
Date: ca. 1795
Culture: American
Artist:  Nicholas Geffroy 
Artist bio: 1761–1839
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Geography: Made in Newport Rhode Island  United States New England     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY