1959.2645 Table, Bureau table
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Table (Bureau table)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1785-1795

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Chestnut; Tulip poplar; Pine, white; Maple, soft

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.2645


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.2645

Object Name

Table (Bureau table)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
12/17/1732-1809

Place of Origin

Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1785-1795

Materials

Mahogany; Chestnut; Tulip poplar; Pine, white; Maple, soft

Dimensions (inches)

34.5 (H) , 37.5 (W) , 21 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

87.63 (H) , 95.25 (W) , 53.34 (D)

Measurement Notes

OD and OW are at feet. W (top) 36.75 in.; D (top) 20.25 in.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
Published: cat. no. 190, pp. 387-88.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published: no. 175.
[Book] Moses, Michael. 1984 Master Craftsmen of Newport: The Townsends and the Goddards.
Published: p. 161, fig. 3.84.
[Book] Cantor, Jay E. 1985 Winterthur.
Published: p. 143.
[Article] Kenworthy-Browne, John. "The Line of Beauty: The Rococo Style", in The History of Furniture.
Published: p. 137.
[Book] Hayward, Helena & Ash, Douglas. 1990 World Furniture: an illustrated history.
Published: fig. 712.
[Article] Garrett, Wendell D. 06//1958 The Newport Cabinetmakers: A Corrected Checklist. Antiques. 73 (6)
Published: pp. 558-61.
[Catalogue] American Galleries. 1929 Loan Exhibition of eighteenth and early nineteenth-century furniture and glass...for the benefit of the National Council of Girl Scouts, Inc.; September 25th-October 9th, 1929.
Published: cat. no. 629.
[Book] Heckscher, Morrison H. 2005 John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker.
Published: cat. no. 24, plate 24, p. 128.
[Electronic] Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
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