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Bowl and cover (Sugar bowl)
Joseph Richardson Jr.
1790-1801
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Richardson Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1957.0827 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1957.0827 A, B
Object Name
Bowl and cover (Sugar bowl)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Joseph Richardson Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1790-1801
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Base, underside, in corner
Inscription: "J·R" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Base, underside, in corner
Inscription: "J·R" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior side
Inscription: "AE" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Base, underside
Inscription: "OZ / 17 [~]" incised
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Wrought
- Cast
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
10.551 (H) x 4.409 (W) x 4.449 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
26.8 (H) x 11.2 (W) x 11.3 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
18.3425
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published:pp. 429-430, no. 446 a-sBook: 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. 136Book: Fales, Martha Gandy. 1974 Joseph Richardson and Family: Philadelphia Silversmiths.
• Published: fig. 166Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 1983 Joseph Richardson, Junior, Tea and Coffee Set. Silver Magazine. 16 (6)
• Published: p. 20-21Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on the 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.