Drop-leaf dining table, 1756, Made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Mahogany, maple, Open: 28 3/4 x 62 1/4 x 5

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Drop-leaf dining table, 1756, Made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Mahogany, maple, Open: 28 3/4 x 62 1/4 x 58 1/4 in. (73 x x 148 cm), Furniture, John Townsend (1732–1809), John Townsend is the best-known and most accomplished of the great Newport cabinetmakers. Aware of his own exceptional talents, he made a habit of signing and dating, or labeling, his best works. This table, made when the craftsman was just twenty-four years old, is the earliest instance of such documentation

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