From: "Kenneth Hammitt Antiques advertisement," Antiques 77 (January 1960): 75
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Chest of drawers |
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Object numberRIF1776 |
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MakerMaker UnknownMaker, formerly attributed to John Townsend, American, 1732/33?1809 |
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Date177090 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Connecticut, formerly said to have been made in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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StyleChippendale |
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ProvenanceKenneth Hammit, Woodbury, Connecticut, 1960 |
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Associated namesKenneth Hammitt Antiques |
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NotesBecause it has been suggested that John Townsend spent the Revolutionary War years in Connecticut, some objects made in Connecticut have been incorrectly attributed to him. This chest of drawers is an example. |
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Bibliography"Kenneth Hammitt Antiques advertisement," Antiques 77, no. 1 (January 1960): 75, ill. |