Photo: Courtesy Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, R.I.
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Tea board |
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Object numberRIF344 |
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MakerMaker, possibly by John Townsend, American, 1732/331809 |
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DimensionsDiameter: 21 in. (53.34 cm) |
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Date176075 |
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Current locationRedwood Library and Athenaeum |
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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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ProvenanceEllen F. Townsend (18091887), Newport, Rhode Island; given to the Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, 1883 |
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NotesThe Redwood Library and Athenaeum also owns a slightly smaller (16 1/2 diam.) tea board, also given to them by Ellen F. Townsend. |
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BibliographyMorrison H. Heckscher, "Newport and the Townsend Inheritance," Antiques 167, no. 5 (May 2005): 102103, pl. 4, ill. |