Card table, ca. 1786
John Townsend (American, 1733–1809)
Newport, Rhode Island
Mahogany, maple, chestnut, tulip poplar; 27 1/4 x 33 3/4 x 16 7/8 in. (69.2 x 85.7 x 42.9 cm)
Egleston Fund, 1927 (27.161)
Technical Glossary
John Townsend (American, 1733–1809)
Newport, Rhode Island
Mahogany, maple, chestnut, tulip poplar; 27 1/4 x 33 3/4 x 16 7/8 in. (69.2 x 85.7 x 42.9 cm)
Egleston Fund, 1927 (27.161)
This elegant, understated table is one of a handful of stop-fluted straight-legged pieces bearing the label of John Townsend of Newport, Rhode Island. All share the same refined and labor-intensive construction features, including multiple cross braces joining the side rails, and pierced corner brackets that are mortised and tenoned to leg and rail.
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Related Index Terms
Artist
Material and Technique
- • Wood, Furniture
- • Wood, Furniture, North America
- • Wood, organized by type
- • Wood, organized by type, Chestnut
- • Wood, organized by type, Mahogany
- • Wood, organized by type, Maple
- • Wood, organized by type, Poplar
Object
Technical Glossary
- • Chestnut
- • Mahogany
- • Maple
- • tulip poplar
