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Townsend and Goddard School

Bureau Table
Now On View

Description

Maker

Probably Townsend and Goddard School (American, 18th century-19th century)

Culture

American

Title

Bureau Table

Year

ca. 1760-1785

Medium

  • mahogany,
  • pine,
  • yellow poplar

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Mahogany,
  • pine,
  • yellow poplar

Materials

tulipwood, mahogany, pine

Geography

Place Made: Rhode Island, Probably Townsend and Goddard School; Place Made: Newport, Probably Townsend and Goddard School

Dimensions

86.4 x 91.4 cm (34 x 36 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mary LeMoine Potter

Object Number

33.216

Type

  • Furniture

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Books

American Furniture In Pendleton House

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries
Jun 19, 2015
Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015
Focus on Form
American Furniture from the Museum's Collection
Apr 01, 1998 – May 21, 2000

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Tombstone

Probably Townsend and Goddard School (American, 18th century-19th century)
Bureau Table, ca. 1760-1785
Mahogany, pine, yellow poplar
86.4 x 91.4 cm (34 x 36 inches)
Gift of Mary LeMoine Potter 33.216

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