Asparagus Tongs
date: label: date made
content: 20th century
notes: label: Description
content: Hinged asparagus tongs in the shape of an asparagus spear, with two finger rings attached to one side and one ring to the other. Hinge exterior on single ring side is struck with two marks, an incuse square containing a diamond-with-balanced-scales logo for Christofle above "CHRISTOFLE" in an incuse decorative font in a rectangle; double ring side is stamped incuse "BREVETÉ / S. G. D. G." in sans serif letters. Interior of each half is scratched at top on opposite corners "XII".
label: Description
content: Maker is Christofle of Paris, France. "BREVETÉ / S. G. D. G." or "Breveté Sans Garantie Du Gouvernement" is a type of French patent that frees the government from liability.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
label: place used
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Anonymous Gift
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.63.0942
label: catalog number
content: 63.0942
label: accession number
content: 247785
objectType: label: Object Name
content: tongs, asparagus
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 4 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 12.065 cm x 6.35 cm