The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill
The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill
The Richardson Family William and Mary Walnut Dressing Table, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1735
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The Richardson Family William and Mary Walnut Dressing Table
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Circa 1735
Height 29 1/4 in. by Width 34 in. by Depth 20 1/8 in.
To their son, John Richardson (1790-1866), who married Martha Gibbons in 1835, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
To their son, Dr. Joseph Gibbons Richardson (1836-1886), who married Mary Randolph Parry (1841-1916) in 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
To their daughter Mary Randolph Richardson Gray, Roanoke, Virginia;
Sold at a local auction in Roanoke with the four chairs and other items from her estate;
Purchased by Robert Stuart, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This dressing table descended in the Richardson family of Philadelphia. It was owned by Joseph Richardson, Jr. (1752-1831) and his wife, Ruth Hoskins (1756-1829) of Philadelphia and likely stood in their house in Germantown alongside the Richardson family high chest also offered in this sale. It may have been originally owned by Joseph Richardson, Sr. (1711-1884), the Philadelphia silversmith, or by his father, Francis Richardson II (1684-1729), who worked as a gold and silversmith in Philadelphia. On April 18, 1705, he married Elizabeth Growden, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Growden (d. 1714), of Philadelphia. Their marriage certificate survives in the du Pont Collection and is part of this sale (lot 335). Joseph and Ruth Richardson could also have inherited this dressing table through his mother, Mary Allen (1716-1787), daughter of Nathaniel (1686-1757) and Hannah Allen, of Philadelphia. The dressing table descended from Joseph and Ruth Richardson through three generations of their family to Mary Randolph Richardson Gray of Roanoke, Virginia. It was sold as part of her estate at a local auction and purchased by Robert S. Stuart of Philadelphia.