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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.

Video/Audio (4)

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock
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The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet
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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration
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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation
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Diana and her Nymphs

After a painting by Laurent de La Hyre (French, Paris 1606–1656 Paris)

Maker:: Weaving workshop directed by Hippolyte de Comans (Faubourg Saint-Marcel, Paris, active 1651–65)
Date:: before 1662
Culture:: French, Paris
Medium:: Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (22-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)
Dimensions:: H: 136 1/2 x W: 216 1/2 in. (346.7 x 549.9 cm)
Classification:: Textiles
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number:: 20.44.3

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