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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.

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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.

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



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