Object Number 1962.0240.1435

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

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

1732-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "IR" stamped within a conforming rectangle with rounded ends
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "M*M" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.772 (L) , 1.299 (W) , 1.1817 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.2 (L) , 3.3 (W) , 33.5 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 427, no. 444 a-e
[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.