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Unfolding an Eighteenth-Century Gaming Table
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Abraham Roentgen's Writing Desk

Abraham Roentgen's Writing Desk
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The Roentgens' Dressing Table (<em>Poudreuse</em>)

The Roentgens' Dressing Table (Poudreuse)
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Demonstration of the Roentgens' Dressing Table (<em>Poudreuse</em>)

Demonstration of the Roentgens' Dressing Table (Poudreuse)
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The Roentgens' Rolltop Desk
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The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet

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David Roentgen's Automaton of Queen Marie Antoinette, The Dulcimer Player (<em>La Joueuse de Tympanon</em>)

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Demonstration of David Roentgen's Automaton of Queen Marie Antoinette, The Dulcimer Player

Demonstration of David Roentgen's Automaton of Queen Marie Antoinette, The Dulcimer Player
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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens
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Reading, Writing, and Roentgen

Reading, Writing, and Roentgen
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The Usefulness of Magnificence: Silver and the English Court

The Usefulness of Magnificence: Silver and the English Court
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Date:: 1754
Culture:: English
Medium:: Silk on linen
Dimensions:: H. 16 1/2 x W. 10 inches (41.9 x 25.4 cm)
Classification:: Textiles
Credit Line:: From the Collection of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper, Bequest of Mabel Herbert Harper, 1957
Accession Number:: 57.122.577

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Signature: Anna Gardner Her Work Done In The/Twelve Year Of My Age October/1754

Inscription: THE LOOS OF A FATHER IS MUC/H THE LOOS OF A MOTHER IS MO/RE THE LOOS OF CHRIST IS SVCH/A LOOS NO MAN CAN RESTOR/ The Needle Works Of Mine Can Tell When/A Child I Larned Well and By My Parents/I Was Taught Not To Spend My Time For Nott/If All Mankind Would Live In/Mutual Love This Wold Wou/ld Much Resembel The Above.
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