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Sideboard |
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Object numberRIF6649 |
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MakerMaker, attributed to John Townsend, American, 1732/331809 |
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Dimensions40 × 57 × 24 1/4 in. (101.6 × 144.8 × 61.6 cm) |
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Date17951805 |
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Current locationPrivate Collection |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany with light and dark wood inlay (primary); chestnut (back board, some blocks); pine (bottom board, interior cabinet sides, some tip bars, drawer guides, drawer bottoms); yellow poplar (drawer sides and backs, some blocks, some tip bars |
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Inscriptions"A," in graphite, on exterior back of proper right top drawer; "B," in graphite on exterior back of proper left top drawer; "C," in graphite, on exterior back of center drawer; possibly "D," on exterior back of proper left middle drawer; possibly "E, " in graphite, on exterior back of lower proper left drawer; "F," in graphite, on exterior back of lower proper right drawer; "M," in graphite, on exterior of back board |
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ProvenanceA Cape Cod dealer; sold in 1984 to the Robbins family, Swansea, Massachusetts; lent to the Newport Restoration Foundation |