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Clasp
Joseph Richardson Jr.
1780-1795
Category
Jewelry
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Richardson Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Gold
Museum Object Number
1958.0094
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1958.0094
Object Name
Clasp
Category
Jewelry
Creator (Role)
Joseph Richardson Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1780-1795
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Clasp, underside
Inscription: "IR" in rectangle stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Gold
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.43 (H) x 1 (W) x 0.37 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.11 (H) x 2.54 (W) x 0.95 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2000 Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons.
• Published: p. 7, fig. 6Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: no. 448, p. 432Book: 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.