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Box, scale, and weights (Scale)
Joseph Richardson Sr.
1774
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Richardson Sr. (Merchant/importer)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Oak, white
- Brass
- Paper
- Iron
- Ink
- Pewter
- Cord
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0899 A- G
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0899 A- G
Object Name
Box, scale, and weights (Scale)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Joseph Richardson Sr. (Merchant/importer)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Previous catalogued as made by Joseph Richardson, Sr., but he imported scales and weights and then calibrated them. [See: Fennimore, Metalwork in Early Ameria, p. 280]
Date
1774
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside of lid
Inscription: "A TABLE of the VA-/LUE and WEIGHT of/ COINS, as th[ ]y now/ pass in PENNSYLVANIA." printed above and "Gold Scales and Weights,/ Sold by/ JOSEPH RICHARDSON,/ Goldsmith in/ PHILADELPHIA.", below a coin currency table
Type: Mark
Location: On vial
Inscription: "JGR", "820" and "JACKSON 3", branded
Type: Mark
Location: On weight stamped with five circles
Inscription: Lion passant, stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Oak, white
- Brass
- Paper
- Iron
- Ink
- Pewter
- Cord
- Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
1.374 (H) x 7.063 (W) x 3.252 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.49 (H) x 17.94 (W) x 8.26 (D)