Goddard & Townsend
And Thomas Affleck
By Lindsey Johnson
John Goddard
Born in 1723 or 1724
New England cabinet maker
Moved to Newport, Rhode Island
Quaker Family
Founded Newport School of Furniture in Rhode Island
Queen Anne and Chippendale Style of Furniture
Original shell type motif carving
Block and Shell Motif
Ball and Claw foot original to Newport School of Furniture (Has the space between the tallon and the ball)
John Townsend
1733-1809
Fourth son of Christopher and Patience
Apprentice of Christpher and his cabinet making
Known for straight-legged tables and the shell motif
Introduced the block-and-shell style original to Newport
Married Phila Feke, daughter of Robert Feke, a portrait painter
Thomas Affleck
1745-1795
18th Century Cabinetmaker
Quaker
Born in Aberdeen Scotland
Immigrant to Philadelphia in 1763
Loyalist in the Revolutionary War and was arrested and banished to Virginia for being noted as a "dangerous person" of the time period.
Married "out of meeting" to a woman named Isabella Gordon and had 6 children.
Known for the Marlbrorough Style leg
Most of his work was done in the Chippendale Style
First major commisions was for Governor John Penn and his new bride.
Governor John Penn was the grandson of Pennsylvania's founder William Penn.
Goddard and Townsend and Thomas Affleck
All of these cabinetmakers from the 18th century are very well known in the furniture industry. All three display furniture with excellent craftmanship and are known for their works being in the Chippendale style, Queen Anne, or the Philadelphia style. These craftmans were not only amazing atrisans of their time, but also has interesting lives to go along with their works.