Object Number 1962.0240.1671

Object Name

Ladle

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

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

Date

1790-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J·R" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "J·R" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "JSH" engraved
4. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "T.H.E.M." engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.378 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 1.2699 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.2 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 36 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 435, no. 454 a-f
[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. 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.