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Rattle (Child's rattle)
Joseph Richardson Sr.
1734-1750
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Richardson Sr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
- Coral
Museum Object Number
1956.0560
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0560
Object Name
Rattle (Child's rattle)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Joseph Richardson Sr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1734-1750
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Whistle surface
Inscription: "IR" within a rectangle possibly with a pellet between the letters, stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
- Coral
Dimensions (inches)
5.62 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.29 (L)
Measurement Notes
Weight: (silver only) 1 0z. 6 p.w. 9 gr.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 423-424, no. 438Book: 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