Sugar tongs
Thomas Northcote
Category
Silver
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Silver
Measurements
50 mm (Width); 145 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609391
Summary
A pair of Old English pattern silver sugar tongs engraved with the Hill crest. Maker's mark, possibly for Thomas Northcote, London, circa 1780.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Engraved with the Hill crest
Makers and roles
Thomas Northcote, maker