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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
- Tulip poplar
- Chestnut
- Pine, white
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1958.2139
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2139
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
- Tulip poplar
- Chestnut
- Pine, white
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
33.5 (H) x 38 (W) x 20.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
85.09 (H) x 96.52 (W) x 52.07 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at feet. W (top) 36.625 in.; D (top) 19 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. 191, pp. 389-90.Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 176.Article: Heckscher, Morrison H. 05//1982 John Townsend's Block-and-Shell Furniture. Antiques. 121 (5)
• Published: fig. 21, p. 1151.Book: Heckscher, Morrison H. 2005 John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker.
• Published: cat. no. 28, pp. 132-33.Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF1431