Author: Heckscher, Morrison with Lori Zabar
Title: John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker
Description: New York, NY, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005. Hardcover. Brown cloth with gold lettering on spine and decorative imprint on front cover; 240 pp.; 234 illus. 110 of them color. From the exhibition of the same name held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 6 - September 25, 2005. "John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker is a landmark presentation of a supreme cabinetmaker. It presents a catalogue of the documented oeuvre of John Townsend (1733-1809), the great Newport cabinetmaker, and describes the community of skilled makers in which he worked. It gives an unparalleled view of the physical and economical realities of Newport and of the artisanal culture that nourished cabinetmakers who were among the best to ever work in America." "Numerous works by John Townsend's contemporaries are illustrated, giving a detailed look at the differences and similarities among various approaches to the same forms. New photography allows Townsend's masterpieces to be seen more accurately and richly than ever before; numerous depictions of undersides and inlays are published for the first time."--Jacket. Contents as follows: 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. VG+ Like new in myklar-protected dustjacket .

Keywords: American Decorative Arts ; Townsend, John ; ; Furniture - American


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