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Chest-on-Chest, Thomas Townsend, ca. 1772, Mahogany, chestnut, tulip poplar
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Case Piece · Newport

Chest-on-Chest

Thomas Townsend · Newport · ca. 1772

Medium
Mahogany, chestnut, tulip poplar
Dimensions
86 3/4 x 44 x 21 3/8 in. (220.3 x 111.8 x 54.3 cm)
Accession
2005.52
Credit line
Purchase, Friends of the American Wing Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet Gift, Sansbury-Mills Fund, and Leigh Keno and The Hohmann Foundation Gifts, 2005
Culture
American
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