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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

Wolfram Koeppe, the Marina Kellen French Curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the intricate furniture designs created by Abraham and David Roentgen. The father-and-son team created innovative designs that were combined with intriguing mechanical devices to revolutionize traditional French and English furniture types.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens, on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013.

The exhibition and catalogue are made possible by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

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Modeler:: Giuseppe Gricci (ca. 1700–1770)
Artist:: Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1560–1609 Rome)
Date:: ca. 1745
Culture:: Italian, Naples
Medium:: Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions:: Overall (confirmed): H. 7 7/8 x W. 3 5/8 x D. 4 1/8 in. (20 x 9.2 x 10.5 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1982
Accession Number:: 1982.450.4

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 508

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