Metals
Joseph Richardson Jr. (Maker)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1790-1801
Silver
wrought
1957.0830.005
Object Number1957.0830.005 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Joseph Richardson Jr. (Maker)
1752-1831
Bibliography: Martha Gandy Fales, Joseph Richardson and Family: Philadelphia Silversmiths (1974); Richardson family papers, Downs Collection, Winterthur Library.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1790-1801
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J·R" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "J·R" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, end, in reserve; "AE" engraved in shaded foliate script
Silver
wrought
5.709 (L) , 1.063 (W) , 0.5997 (Weight)
14.5 (L) , 2.7 (W) , 17 (Weight)
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[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 429-430, no. 446 a-s
[Book] Kauffman, Henry J. 1969 The Colonial Silversmith: His Techniques & His Products.
• Published: p. 133.
[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1973 Early American Silver.
• Published: p. 147, fig. no. 136
[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 maker and examples of marks, pp. 357-358.
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1948 American Silversmiths and Their Marks III. 285 p.
• Information on maker and examples of marks, p. 210.
[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1974 Joseph Richardson and Family: Philadelphia Silversmiths.
• Information on the Richardson family of Philadelphia.