1957.0830.011 Spoon, upper surface
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Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Joseph Richardson Jr. (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1790-1801

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    wrought

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0830.011


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.0830.011

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

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

1790-1801

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, end, in reserve; "AE" engraved in shaded foliate script

Materials

Silver

Techniques

wrought

Dimensions (inches)

5.709 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 0.5644 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.5 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 16 (Weight)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.