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Toy Sugar Scissors
Marked by: IG
English (London)
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
W. 2.5 cm (1 in.); L. 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.); Weight: 5.7 gm (4 dwt)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number39.819
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe fabricated cross-shaped scissors have ring handles and shaped blades with a disk-shaped terminus.
Marks
On inside of each tong, maker's mark IG (unrecorded)
ProvenanceAnonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: December 14, 1939)