Joseph Richardson

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

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• Bills to Jeremiah Elfreth in 1731 for tankard and to Richard Hill, Jr., in 1739 for silver buckles. Made salvers dated 1737, the gift of Samuel Sherlock, Chief Justice of Bermuda, to the Devon tribe; snuffbox dated 1757 for Mary Coates from Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia. Commissioned in 1756 by Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace to make silver ornaments for the Indians. Imported goods from London, 1758-72. ⁴

• Punch ladle, c 1735-1745
Yale University
l: 15 3/16
wt: 7 oz, 15 dwt

• Page from day book, 1744-1748
Historical Society Pennsylvania ³⁰

• Advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia PA), 1744-1784, as goldsmith. ³

• Coffee pot and sugar bowl, c 1754
Historical Society Pennsylvania ¹⁷
h: 11" (coffepot)
Made for the wedding of Sarah Shoemaker and engraved with her cypher.

• Master to William Young abt 1755 in Philadelphia PA. ¹

• Tea kettle, c 1760
Yale University ¹⁷
h: 14 ¾"
Engraved with Plumstead arms and made for the widow of Clement Plumstead, mayor of Philadelphia

• Goldsmith's scales, c 1760
Historic Deerfield ³
Imported from England and labeled by Richardson for re-sale. This set belonged to John Russell of Deerfield CT.

• Master to Joseph Richardson abt 1765 in Philadelphia PA. ¹

• Master to Nathaniel Richardson abt 1767 in Philadelphia PA. ¹

• Salver, c 1755-1760
Moore Collection at Providence College
h: 1 1/16"
w: 8 1/16"
wt: 11.2 oz
Engraved ERR in a mirror cipher for Francis and Rebecca Rawle.

Joseph married Hannah Worrell on 13 Aug 1741 in Chester PA. (Hannah Worrell was born on 17 Dec 1715 in Chester PA and died in 1747 in Philadelphia PA.)

Joseph next married Mary Allen on 14 Apr 1748 in Philadelphia PA. (Mary Allen was born on 26 Jun 1716 in Philadelphia PA and died in 1787 in Philadelphia PA.)