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Slant-front desk |
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Object numberRIF3493 |
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MakerMaker, formerly attributed to John Townsend, American, 1732/331809Maker Unknown |
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Dimensions41 3/4 × 36 3/4 × 20 in. (106.045 × 93.345 × 50.8 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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MarksAccording to the Sotheby's catalogue, John Walton's bill of sale states that the underside of the desk bears a chalk inscription which includes John Townsend's name. |
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InscriptionsInterior of one short drawer bears a label from John Walton, Inc. |
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ProvenanceJohn Walton, Inc., Griswold and Jewett City, Connecticut, before 1989. Sotheby's, New York, January 1819, 2001, lot 806 |
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Associated namesSotheby'sJohn S. Walton, Inc. |
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BibliographySotheby's, New York, Important Americana Including Silver, Prints, Folk Art, Furniture, and Property Formerly in the Estate of Ulysses S. Grant, sale cat. (January 1819, 2001), 3067, lot 806, ill. |