Asparagus tongs
William J. Edwards
Category
Silver
Date
1789
Materials
Silver
Measurements
55 mm (Width); 243 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609403
Summary
A pair of plain fiddle pattern silver asparagus tongs engraved with the Hill crest. Maker's mark for William J. Edwards, London, 1789.
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
William J. Edwards, maker