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Job Townsend, cabinetmaker

Desk and Bookcase, 1750-1760

Now On View

Description

Maker

Job Townsend, 1699-1765, American, cabinetmaker

Title

Desk and Bookcase

Year

1750-1760

Medium

Mahogany, chestnut, pine and tulipwood

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

209.6 x 101.6 cm (82 1/2 x 40 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label on inside of prospect door:Made/by/Job Townsend/in Newport

Place

Newport; Rhode Island

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

36.006

Projects & Publications

Publications

American Furniture In Pendleton House

Read Online

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Pablo Bronstein

September 20, 2019 - June 28, 2020

Focus on Form

April 1, 1998 - May 21, 2000

Use

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