GUSN-146712
xii, 225 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 32 cm.
Furniture History 18th century
Heckscher, Morrison H.
Zabar, Lori.
Townsend, John, 1733-1809.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Newport furniture: a view over time -- Newport: its place in the history of American furniture -- Eighteenth-century Newport -- The Townsend family in Newport -- Observations on John Townsend's cabinetwork -- John Townsend: a selective catalogue -- Cabriole furniture (cat. nos. 1-15) -- Case furniture: block and shall and flat front (cat. nos. 16-31) -- Stop-fluted furniture (cat. nos. 32-37) -- Federal furniture (cat. nos. 38-48) -- Pictorial parallels: the furniture of John Townsend and his contemporaries -- The Townsend family joiners -- Christopher Townsend's will (1773), Codicil (1768), and inventory (1786) -- John Townsend's will (1805) and inventory (1806) -- John Townsend family furniture.
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ;
New Haven : Yale University Press
xii, 225 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 32 cm.
Catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 6-Sept. 25, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-220) and index.
1588391450 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art : hardcover)
9781588391452 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art : hardcover)
030010717X (Yale University Press)
9780300107173 (Yale University Press)
Coll. NK2439.T68 A4 2005
Townsend, John, 1733-1809
Exhibitions.
Rhode Island Newport
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