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Pembroke table |
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Object numberRIF224 |
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MakerMaker, formerly attributed to John Townsend, American, 1732/331809Maker Unknown |
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Date17851800 |
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Current locationPrivate Collection |
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GeographyMade in Connecticut, or possibly made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumCherry |
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MarksNone |
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Inscriptions"18th cent. Conn., Cherry / Pembroke Table. Rare / open work cross strecher [sic], / fluted legs. / Attrib. to; John Townsend / Descended in the Brown / family of Willamantic, / Conn.," typed on paper card taped to underside of table |
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ProvenanceBy descent in the Brown Family, Willimantic, Conntecticut. Private collection, Tampa, Florida, 2003 |
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Associated namesBrown family, Willimantic, Connecticut |
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See also |
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BibliographyPatricia E. Kane et al., Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 16501830, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2016), 379n12. |