Title: Tongs
Object type: Tongs
Date: 1800–1830
Culture: American
Artist:  William G. Forbes 
Artist bio: 1751–1840
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 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