Museum Object Number2004.0045.003 |
Spoon (Mote spoon)
Metals
Gift of Joann Overman Jones
Joseph Richardson Sr. (Maker)
9/17/1711
1784
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1740-1760
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "IR" in oval, stamped
Silver
5.039 (L) , 0.906 (W) , 0.2822 (Weight)
12.8 (L) , 2.3 (W) , 8 (Weight)
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[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on the maker and examples of marks, pp. 356-357.
[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1974 Joseph Richardson and Family: Philadelphia Silversmiths.
• Information on the Richardsons of Philadelphia.