"Well made from English patterns" : Richardson silver for the Powel family

Author

Barquist, David L.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Bulletin - Yale University Art Gallery. 1993, 76-85, 6 ill.

ISSN

0084-3539

Abstract (en)

Describes two silver pieces, a teapot and a coffee pot, in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven. Both were made by the Richardson brothers Joseph and Nathaniel, active in Philadelphia, around 1775-1785. Traces the provenance of the works to the Philadelphia family of Samuel Powel, whose crest appears with that of his wife Elizabeth Willing on both pots. Although many wealthy Americans ordered silver from England, by the 1780s it became more patriotic and fashionable to patronize local silversmiths instead, who would work from English patterns.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- United States
• Richardson family, 18th-19th cs.
• Richardson, Joseph II, 1752-1831
• Richardson, Nathaniel, 1754-1827
• Silver (objects)
• United States
• 1700-1800
• Teapots
• Coffeepots
• Yale University, Art Gallery||New Haven (CT, USA)
• Commissions
• Powel, Samuel, 1738-1793
• Heraldry

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- États-Unis
• Richardson, famille, 18~e-19~e s.
• Richardson, Joseph II, 1752-1831
• Richardson, Nathaniel, 1754-1827
• Argenterie
• Etats-Unis
• 1700-1800
• Théière
• Cafetière
• Yale University, Art Gallery||New Haven (CT, USA)
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• Powel, Samuel, 1738-1793
• Héraldique

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940701-00343279

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