page_title: Joseph Richardson Sr.
hierarchical_section_title: Joseph Richardson Sr.
caption_attribution_description: English: Exhibit in the Fowler Museum - University of California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles, California, USA.
context_page_description: Joseph Richardson Sr. was an American silversmith, active in Philadelphia. He has been described as one of the greatest silversmiths of his time.
  Richardson was born in Philadelphia to silversmith Francis Richardson II, and advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette from 1744-1784 as goldsmith. He was a Quaker and an active member of the "Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures." As such, he crafted many silver items for Native Americans in addition to bowls, tea sets, and other tableware. He was twice married: first to Hannah Worrell on August 13, 1741, and then to Mary Allen on April 14, 1748, with whom he had two sons, both of whom he raised as silversmiths.
  His work is collected in the Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Winterthur Museum, and Yale University Art Gallery.
context_section_description: Joseph Richardson Sr. (September 28, 1711 - 1784) was an American silversmith, active in Philadelphia. He has been described as one of the greatest silversmiths of his time.
  Richardson was born in Philadelphia to silversmith Francis Richardson II (November 25, 1684 - August 17, 1729), and advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette from 1744-1784 as goldsmith. He was a Quaker and an active member of the "Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures." As such, he crafted many silver items for Native Americans in addition to bowls, tea sets, and other tableware. He was twice married: first to Hannah Worrell on August 13, 1741, and then to Mary Allen on April 14, 1748, with whom he had two sons (Joseph Richardson Jr. and Nathaniel Richardson), both of whom he raised as silversmiths.
  His work is collected in the Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Winterthur Museum, and Yale University Art Gallery.
caption: Bowl by Joseph Richardson Sr., c. 1760
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