Waste Bowl
Dateca. 1795
Maker
Joseph Richardson Jr.
1752 - 1831
MediumSilver
DimensionsOH: 4 7/8”; ODiam: 6 ½”
Credit LineBequest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hennage
Object number2020-255
DescriptionSilver waste or slop bowl: Plain square base supports incurving neck with beading at top and bottom; hemispherical bowl with beaded edgeInscription(s)Engraved very crisply on side of bowl in sprigged script “RMF” within a surround of crossed and tied frondsMark(s)Marked in relief four times in corners of square base, “J R” with pellet between within a rectangle with very uneven top and bottom edges
Joseph Richardson, Sr. (1711-1784)
