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3 unusual facts about Goddard and Townsend


Goddard and Townsend

John Goddard made a famous six-shell desk-bookcase for Providence merchant Nicholas Brown.

However, this alone is not proof of Goddard or Townsend origin- recently rediscovered cabinetmakers such as Benjamin Baker (1734–1822) of Newport or Grindal Rawson (1719–1803) of Providence are also known to have used the carved shell pattern when constructing case furniture.

John Townsend (1732–1809) was the son of Christopher Townsend and Patience (Easton) Townsend.



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