Object Number 1962.0240.1376

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Joseph Richardson Sr. (Maker)
9/17/1711-1784

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1732-1760

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "IR" stamped within a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "IR" stamped within a rectangle
3. Mark; Handle, underside; "IR" stamped within a rectangle
4. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "R/ I M" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.835 (L) , 1.575 (W) , 1.7637 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.9 (L) , 4 (W) , 50 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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 Richardson family of Philadelphia.