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Card table |
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Object numberRIF2759 |
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MakerMaker John Townsend, American, 1732/331809 |
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DimensionsClosed: 27 1/4 × 34 × 15 1/2 in. (69.22 × 86.36 × 39.37 cm) |
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Date1794 |
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Current locationDr. Barrett Bready |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany and mahogany and holly veneers (primary); chestnut, yellow poplar, and white pine (secondary) |
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Marks"MADE BY / JOHN TOWNSEND / NEWPORT," printed, and "1794," in ink, on paper label glued to interior drawer side |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenanceWeschler's Auctioneers and Appraisers, Washington, D. C., October 23, 2004, lot 585. Dr. Barrett Bready, Providence, Rhode Island, 2005 |
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Associated namesWeschler's Auctioneers and Appraisers |
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NotesRIF 2759 is a virtually exact model of RIF 149, 1018, 2760, and 5501, the set of four card tables originally owned by Colonel John Cooke. |
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See also |
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BibliographyMorrison H. Heckscher, John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker, exh. cat. (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005), 162, ill."Weschler's to Offer John Townsend Federal Card Table on October 23," Antiques and the Arts Weekly (October 15, 2004): 26, ill. |