Object Number 1964.0051

Object Name

Sauceboat

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Creator (Role)

Joseph Richardson Sr. (Inspiration for fake)
9/17/1711-1784

Joseph Richardson Jr. (Inspiration for fake)
1752-1831
Bibliography: Martha Gandy Fales, Joseph Richardson and Family: Philadelphia Silversmiths (1974); Richardson family papers, Downs Collection, Winterthur Library.

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin possibly England.

Date

1770-1940

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Body, underside; "IR" in rectangle, stamped twice
2. Inscription; Body, underside; "M [pellet] C" engraved in shaded capitals

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

4.094 (H) , 7.953 (L) , 4.724 (W) , 10.4764 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.4 (H) , 20.2 (L) , 12 (W) , 297 (Weight)

Object Description

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