Detail View: The AMICA Library: Bureau table
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1984.1387
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Townsend, John
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Dates/Places:
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American; 1732-1809 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
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Creator Name-CRT:
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John Townsend
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Title:
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Bureau table
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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front view
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Creation Date:
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1780/90
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Creation Start Date:
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1780
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Creation End Date:
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1790
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Materials and Techniques:
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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
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Classification Term:
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Furniture
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Creation Place:
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North and Central America,North America,United States,Rhode Island,Newport
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Dimensions:
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86.6 x 93.4 x 58 cm. (34 1/8 x 36 3/4 x 20 in.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1984.1387
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of James J. and Marshall Field.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E33942.TIF
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