William Richardson
Spoon

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Spoon
Datec. 1782–1809
Made inRichmond, Virginia, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions8 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (22.5 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Junius F. Estill
Object numberB.82.19
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionRichmond, Virginia, brothers William and George Richardson formed a partnership in 1782 that lasted until fire destroyed their shop in 1798, after which William continued alone.
ProvenanceJonathan Clark (1750–1811) and Sarah Hite Clark (1758–1817, m. 1782), Louisville, Kentucky; given to their son George Washington Clark (1798–1883); given to his daughter Sarah (Mrs. Jere E. Rogers, 1823–1904); given to her son Jere E. Rogers, Jr. (1853–1898); given to his daughter Laura Rogers; given to her nephew Jacob Embry (1874–1957); given to his daughter, Mary Louise Embry Estill (Mrs. Junius F. Estill, b. 1905), Houston; Mary Louise and Junius F. Estill; given to MFAH, 1982.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved: JSC [Jonathan and Sarah Clark]
Mark of William Richardson [Childs 1978, p. 41, fig. 12a]

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