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Job Townsend

Desk and Bookcase,

Description

Maker

  • Job Townsend

Title

Desk and Bookcase

Medium

pine, mahogany, chestnut, tulipwood

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • mahogany,
  • chestnut,
  • pine and tulipwood

Techniques

  • Mahogany,
  • chestnut,
  • pine and tulipwood

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Place

Place Made: Newport; Place Made: Rhode Island

Type

  • Furniture

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

36.006

About

Desk and Bookcase

American Furniture In Pendleton House

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

Place Made: Newport; Place Made: Rhode Island

Projects & Publications

Publications

American Furniture In Pendleton House

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Pablo Bronstein

September 20, 2019 - September 20, 2020

Focus on Form

April 1, 1998 - May 21, 2000

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Desk and Bookcase with the accession number of 36.006. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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