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Table (Card table)
John Townsend
1790-1800
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Holly
- Satinwood
- Ebony
- Pine, white
- Maple, soft
Museum Object Number
1958.0135.003
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0135.003
Object Name
Table (Card table)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Date
1790-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: On the back
Inscription: "MADE BY/ JO[HN] TOWNSEND,/ NEWPORT./ 1796"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Mahogany
- Holly
- Satinwood
- Ebony
- Pine, white
- Maple, soft
Dimensions (inches)
28.625 (H) x 35.62 (W) x 17.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
72.708 (H) x 90.49 (W) x 44.45 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH with top closed; OW and OD of top closed. H (top open) 27.75 in.; Diam. (across grain) 35 in.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: cat. no. 288, fig. 95, p. 324, and p. 478.Book: Moses, Michael. 1984 Master Craftsmen of Newport: The Townsends and the Goddards.
• Published: p. 89, figs. 3.22-3.22a and 3.26.Catalogue: Carpenter, Ralph E. 1954 "The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island".
• Published: no. 68, p. 96.Book: Heckscher, Morrison H. 2005 John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker.
• Published: fig. 67, p. 194, and cat. no. 42, pp. 168-170.Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF698