Tablespoon
Dateca. 1770-1780
Maker
Joseph Richardson Jr.
(1752 - 1831)
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall Length: 8 3/4"; Width of Bowl: 1 3/4"; Depth of Bowl: 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III
Object number2021-111
DescriptionTablespoon with a downturned, round-end handle with a thickened tip, which meets an egg-shaped bowl with a rounded drop set with a similarly thickened tip.Label TextJoseph Richardson, Jr., was born 1752 in Philadelphia to silversmith Joseph Richardson, Sr., whom he succeed in 1777 alongside his brother Nathaniel. After the partnership dissolved in 1790 Joseph Jr. worked alone, and served as the second Assayer of the United States Mint from 1795 to 1830. Richardson died in Philadelphia in 1831. His account book covering the years 1769-1831 is now at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
InscribedEngraved “I P” on the front of the handle in block.
MarkingsBottom of handle struck twice with "J•R" in relief within a rectangle.
ca. 1765-1777
ca. 1765-1777
ca. 1750-1780
1779
ca. 1760-1780
ca. 1777-1791
ca. 1750-1770
ca. 1777-1790
1801
1812
ca.1746