Nathaniel Richardson (February/April 2, 1754 – September 2, 1827) was an American silversmith, active in

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. Richardson was born to noted silversmith

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and raised in the craft. From 1785-1791 he partnered with his older brother, Joseph Richardson Jr., in the silversmithing firm of Joseph & Nathaniel Richardson, but then gave up silversmithing and became an ironmonger and hardware merchant with Isaac Paxton. His silver, created in partnership with his brother, is collected in the Addison Gallery of American Art,

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, Clark Art Institute,

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, Winterthur Museum, and Yale University Art Gallery.

References

* ''Joseph Richardson and family, Philadelphia silversmiths'', Martha Gandy Fales, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1974.
"Nathaniel Richardson"
American Silversmiths.

Winterthur Museum. * ''American Silversmiths and Their Marks: The Definitive (1948) Edition'', Stephen G. C. Ensko, Courier Corporation, 2012, page 113. {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Nathaniel American silversmiths 1754 births 1827 deaths