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Slant-front desk |
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Object numberRIF1859 |
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MakerMaker, possibly by Job Townsend, Jr., 17261778Maker Unknown |
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Dimensions41 1/2 × 38 × 22 11/16 in. (105.41 × 96.52 × 57.57 cm) |
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Date176080 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenanceChief Justice Woodbury Langdon (17391805), Portsmouth, New Hampshire; by descent to his son, Walter Langdon (17871847), Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Hyde Park, New York; by descent to his son, Eugene Langdon (18311866), Hyde Park, New York; by descent to his daughter, Anne Lowndes Langdon (18651943), Hyde Park, New York; by descent to her daughter, Anne Langdon Townsend (18981971), Southampton, New York; private collection; consigned to Christie's, New York, June 22, 1994, lot 276 |
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Associated namesJustice Woodbury LangdonWalter Langdon Eugene Langdon Anne Langdon Townsend Anne Lowndes Langdon Christie's |
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BibliographyChristie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Silver, Folk Art, and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (June 22, 1994), 169, lot 276, ill. |