Object Number 1962.0240.1379

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

1770-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "IR" stamped iwthin a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "IR" stamped within a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "M * L" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.346 (L) , 1.693 (W) , 2.0106 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.2 (L) , 4.3 (W) , 57 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 427, no. 445 a-e
[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.