Subject: Philadelphia Silversmiths

Set of four coin silver serving spoons crafted by J. Einstein, circa 1860s. Three of the spoons are engraved with 'PR' or 'LR'; the fourth spoon is without engraving. These spoons are from the estate of Max Rosenthal (1833-1919), a Civil War artist known for illustrating books using chromolithographic plates and for his depictions of the Army of the Potomac. Joseph Einstein was a prominent Philadelphia jeweler and silversmith active during the Civil War years, and he and Rosenthal were members of the same congregation, mentioned in *The Jews of Philadelphia* (1894).