Figure 35  Desk-and-bookcase bearing the label of Job Townsend, Newport, Rhode Island, 1750–1765. Mahogany with chestnut and tulip poplar. H. 82 1/2", W. 40", D. 24 1/2". (Courtesy, Rhode Island School of Design; gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth; photo, Gavin Ashworth.) The pediment is missing. www.risd.edu