Metals
Joseph Richardson Sr. (Maker)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1734-1750
Silver; Coral
1956.0560
Object Number1956.0560 |
Rattle (Child's rattle)
Metals
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Joseph Richardson Sr. (Maker)
9/17/1711-1784
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1734-1750
1. Mark; Whistle surface; "IR" within a rectangle possibly with a pellet between the letters, stamped
Silver; Coral
5.62 (L)
14.29 (L)
Weight: (silver only) 1 0z. 6 p.w. 9 gr.
Text available soon.
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 423-424, no. 438
[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] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 144, 145, pl. 31