Set of Five Tablespoons
Dateca.1777-1790
Maker
Joseph Richardson Jr.
1752 - 1831
Maker
Nathaniel Richardson
1754 - 1827
MediumSilver
DimensionsLength: 8 7/8”; Width of bowl: 1 3/4"; Depth of bowl: 5/8"
Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III
Object number2021-100,1-5
DescriptionSilver tablespoon with a downturned, round-end handle with a thickened short-ribbed tip, and an oval bowl with a drop topped by an eleven-lobed shell.Label TextWhen Joseph Richardson, Sr. retired from the trade in 1777, his sons Joseph Jr. and Nathaniel, took over the family silversmithing business. The brothers worked in partnership until 1790 when Nathaniel left to pursue the ironmongery and hardware trade.Inscription(s)The tip of each handle engraved with “WM” in sprigged script.Mark(s)Struck twice on the bottom of the handle with "I•NR" (NR are conjoined) in relief within a rectangle.
ca. 1760-1780
1779