Title: Tongs
Object type: Tongs
Date: ca. 1800
Culture: American
Artist:  John Vernon 
Artist bio: 1755–1845
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: L. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Geography: Made in New York New York  United States Mid-Atlantic     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY