Object Number 1962.0240.1380

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Joseph Richardson Sr. (Maker)
9/17/1711-1784

Place of Origin

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

Date

1780-1784

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "I·R" stamped within a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "I·R" stamped within a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "E/ D B" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.008 (L) , 1.299 (W) , 1.0582 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.8 (L) , 3.3 (W) , 30 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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. 356-357.
[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1974 Joseph Richardson and Family: Philadelphia Silversmiths.
• Information on the Richardson family of Philadelphia.