Pier Table
John Goddard
1760–90
Medium
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, marble, maple, white pine
Dimensions
28 x 50 x 17 in. (71.1 x 127 x 43.2 cm)
Classification
Pier table
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Vincent D. Andrus, 1962
Accession Number
62.138a, b
About the Artist
John Goddard
John Goddard (1723/24–1785) was a preeminent American cabinetmaker whose innovative designs defined the Newport school of furniture making in colonial Rhode Island. Born in Massachusetts, where he trained as a house carpenter, Goddard relocated to Newport in the 1740s with his family. There, he and his younger brother James worked for the esteemed cabinetmaker Job Townsend. Goddard solidified his ...