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Table (Breakfast table)
John Townsend
1783-1795
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1958.2147
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2147
Object Name
Table (Breakfast table)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Date
1783-1795
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: inside drawer bottom
Inscription: Paper label "MADE BY/ JOHN TOWNSEND/ NEWPORT", inscribed (in ink) on the label: "1743"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
26.325 (H) x 36.5 (W) x 33.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
66.866 (H) x 92.71 (W) x 85.09 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are of top (open). W (top closed) 20.125 in.; W (frame) 19 in.; W (feet) 19 in.; D (frame) 30.875 in.; D (feet) 31 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. 138, pp. 264-65.Book: Heckscher, Morrison H. 2005 John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker.
• Published: cat. no. 33, pp. 146-47.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. 311, 399.Book: Moses, Michael. 1984 Master Craftsmen of Newport: The Townsends and the Goddards.
• Published: figs. 3.7, 3.18, 3.18a, 3.23 and 3.28, and p. 142.Article: Moses, Michael & Moses, Liza. 05//1982 Authenticating John Townsend's and John Goddard's Queen Anne and Chippendale Tables. Antiques. 121 (5)
• Published: p. 1152.