Side Chair
John Goddard
1760–85
Medium
Mahogany, maple
Dimensions
39 5/8 x 19 7/8 x 16 1/4 in. (100.6 x 50.5 x 41.3 cm)
Classification
Side Chair
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1955
Accession Number
55.134
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 ...