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John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker Back to main page for this exhibition Back to images from this exhibition Fall-Front Desk, 1765 John Townsend (American, 1733–1809) Primary wood: mahogany; secondary woods: yellow poplar, eastern red cedar, white pine, tulip poplar, cottonwood [?]; 42 x 45 x 24 7/8 in. (106.7 x 115 x 63.2 cm) Bequest of Mr. Stanley Paul Sax, Diplomatic Reception rooms, U. S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. (L76.63)

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