Jewelry
Joseph Richardson Sr. (Maker)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1750-1765
Gold
1959.0017.003
Object Number1959.0017.003 |
Clasp
Jewelry
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
Joseph Richardson Sr. (Maker)
9/17/1711-1784
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1750-1765
1. Mark; Underside; "I R" in rectangle, stamped
2. Inscription; Underside; "E.C." engraved
Gold
0.18 (H) , 1 (W) , 0.68 (D)
0.47 (H) , 2.54 (W) , 1.74 (D)
Text available soon.
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: no. 439, p. 424
[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.
[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. Jewelry in America.
• Published: plate 92, p. 145