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Table (Tea table)
John Goddard
1763
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Goddard (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Tulip poplar
- Mahogany veneer
Museum Object Number
1958.2148
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2148
Object Name
Table (Tea table)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
John Goddard (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Date
1763
Materials
- Mahogany
- Tulip poplar
- Mahogany veneer
Dimensions (inches)
26.875 (H) x 32.75 (W) x 20.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
68.263 (H) x 83.185 (W) x 51.752 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at feet. W (skirt) 31.625 in.; W (top) 32.25 in.; D (skirt) 18.75 in.; D (top) 19.125 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. 123, left, pp. 238-40.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. 373.Article: Garrett, Wendell D. 09//1968 The Goddard and Townsend Joiners. Antiques. 114 (3)
• Published: pp. 391-93.Article: Zea, Philip. 1999 Serpentine Front Furniture. American Furniture.
• Published: fig. 11, p. 260.Article: 04//1930 Furniture Items from the Year's Sales. Antiques. 17 (4)
• Published: fig. 6.Article: Ormsbee, Thomas H. 1937 "Block-Front Table by John Goddard". American Collector. 6 (May)
• Published: p. 2.Book: Sack, Albert M. 1950 Fine Points of Furniture: Early American.
• Published: p. 247.Book: Hinckley, F. Lewis. 1953 A Directory of Antique Furniture.
• Published: fig. 977, p. 306Book: Honour, Hugh. 1969 Cabinet Makers and Furniture Designers.
• Published: p. 152.Book: Butler, Joseph T. 1973 American Furniture from the First Colonies to World War I.
• Published: p. 54.Article: Moses, Michael & Moses, Liza. 05//1982 Authenticating John Townsend's and John Goddard's Queen Anne and Chippendale Tables. Antiques. 121 (5)
• Published: fig. 5.Book: Moses, Michael. 1984 Master Craftsmen of Newport: The Townsends and the Goddards.
• Published: p. 204, pl. 7, fig. 4.4, pp. 217-18, figs. 5.4, 5.4a, 5.4b.Book: Norton, Thomas E. 1984 One Hundred Years of Collecting in America: The Story of Sotheby Parke Bernet.
• Published: p. 112.Catalogue: 1930 Colonial Furniture, Silver and Decorations: Many labeled, pedigreed, and historic examples including heirlooms of the Hancock, Revere, Cooke, Bartlett, Bowen, Choate and Johnson-Campbell Families. The Collection of the Late Philip Flayderman.
• Published: p. 189, lot. no. 450.