The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Traveling tea set

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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

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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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Traveling tea set

Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse)

Maker:: for the firm of Hukin & Heath
Date:: ca. 1879
Culture:: British, Birmingham
Medium:: Gilt and silver-plated brass; split bamboo; leather covered wood with velvet on the underside and glazed cotton linings
Dimensions:: Teakettle: H. 4-3/8 in.; Spirit lamp: H. 1-3/8 in.; Stand: H. 3-3/8 in.; Teapot: H. 3-1/2 in.; Sugar bowl: H. 2-1/8 in.; Milk jug: H. 2 in.; Tea caddy: H. 2-3/8 in.
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Walter E. Stait, 2000
Accession Number:: 2000.594.1a, b–.8

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 556

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