id:			170259
accession number:	2012.43.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.43.b
updated:		2025-02-08 21:18:18.452000

Bookcase, c. 1780–1795. Attributed to John Townsend (American, 1732–1809). "plum pudding" mahogany, red cedar, chestnut, white pine, brass; overall: 240 x 108 x 64.8 cm (94 1/2 x 42 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.); top: 107.4 x 113.3 x 64.5 cm (42 5/16 x 44 5/8 x 25 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Harvey Buchanan in memory of Penelope Draper Buchanan and Dorothy Tuckerman Draper 2012.43.b

title:				Bookcase
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creation date:			c. 1780–1795
creation date earliest:		1775
creation date latest:		1800
current location:		204 Colonial American
creditline:			Gift of Harvey Buchanan in memory of Penelope Draper Buchanan and Dorothy Tuckerman Draper
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culture:	America, Rhode Island, Newport, 18th century
technique:	"plum pudding" mahogany, red cedar, chestnut, white pine, brass
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Furniture
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS

* John Townsend (American, 1732–1809)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 240 x 108 x 64.8 cm (94 1/2 x 42 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.); Top: 107.4 x 113.3 x 64.5 cm (42 5/16 x 44 5/8 x 25 3/8 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Original commission by Oliver Wolcott, Sr (Signer of the Declaration of Independence)
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	Thence by descent through the Wolcott, Tuckerman, Minturn, Draper families to the Present Owner
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art
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