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Table (Bureau table)
John Townsend
1785-1795
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Chestnut
- Tulip poplar
- Pine, white
- Maple, soft
Museum Object Number
1959.2645
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2645
Object Name
Table (Bureau table)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Date
1785-1795
Materials
- Mahogany
- Chestnut
- Tulip poplar
- Pine, white
- Maple, soft
Dimensions (inches)
34.5 (H) x 37.5 (W) x 21 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
87.63 (H) x 95.25 (W) x 53.34 (D)
Measurement Notes
OD and OW are at feet. W (top) 36.75 in.; D (top) 20.25 in.
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
• RIF1430