COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1984.1387
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AIC_.1984.1387
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Townsend, John
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Townsend, John
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
American; 1732-1809 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
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American; 1732-1809 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
John Townsend
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John Townsend
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Bureau table
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Bureau table
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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View:
front view
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front view
View
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Creation Date:
1780/90
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1780/90
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1780
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1780
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1790
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1790
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Mahogany with maple, chestnut, and white pine secondary woods, rectangular top with cyma recta molding; moldings top of case; one drawer the width of the case over central recessed cupboard hinged at right; compartment flanked by 3 drawers at each side; moldings at base; 4 ogee-shaped bracket feet at front, one each back corney block-front to drawers at each side surmounted by scallop shell; recessed scallop shell center of top drawer; recessed scallop shell above recessed area on panel door; original brasses; 2 on top drawer, one on other drawers, escutcheon on door; no keys; right foot replacedNewport, Rhode Islandfor construction & design details, see object fol
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Mahogany with maple, chestnut, and white pine secondary woods, rectangular top with cyma recta molding; moldings top of case; one drawer the width of the case over central recessed cupboard hinged at right; compartment flanked by 3 drawers at each side; moldings at base; 4 ogee-shaped bracket feet at front, one each back corney block-front to drawers at each side surmounted by scallop shell; recessed scallop shell center of top drawer; recessed scallop shell above recessed area on panel door; original brasses; 2 on top drawer, one on other drawers, escutcheon on door; no keys; right foot replacedNewport, Rhode Islandfor construction & design details, see object fol
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Furniture
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Furniture
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
North and Central America,North America,United States,Rhode Island,Newport
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North and Central America,North America,United States,Rhode Island,Newport
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
86.6 x 93.4 x 58 cm. (34 1/8 x 36 3/4 x 20 in.)
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86.6 x 93.4 x 58 cm. (34 1/8 x 36 3/4 x 20 in.)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1984.1387
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1984.1387
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of James J. and Marshall Field.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of James J. and Marshall Field.
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E33942.TIF
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AIC_.E33942.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
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