Object Number 1962.0240.1378

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 an oval
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "IR" stamped within an oval
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "B/ G * C" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.559 (L) , 1.614 (W) , 1.605 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.2 (L) , 4.1 (W) , 45.5 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 427, no. 443
[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.