Newport, Rhode Island   Circa 1785
Attributed to John Townsend
Primary Wood: Mahogany
Secondary Wood: White Pine
Height: 52 1/2 inches
Width: 23 3/8 inches
Reference: An almost identical mirror, but without its original carved and gilded eagle, retains John Townsend’s label. That mirror is in the collection of The Winterthur Museum and is illustrated in John Sweeney, The Treasure House of Early American Rooms, pages 52-53.
$6,500
Inventory Number:Â 198
Newport, Rhode Island   Circa 1785
Attributed to John Townsend
Primary Wood: Mahogany
Secondary Wood: White Pine
Height: 52 1/2 inches
Width: 23 3/8 inches
Reference: An almost identical mirror, but without its original carved and gilded eagle, retains John Townsend’s label. That mirror is in the collection of The Winterthur Museum and is illustrated in John Sweeney, The Treasure House of Early American Rooms, pages 52-53.
$6,500
Inventory Number:Â 198
