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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

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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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Date:
1500–1520
Culture:
Italian (Deruta)
Medium:
Maiolica (tin-enameled earthenware), lustered
Dimensions:
Overall (confirmed): 1 5/8 x 12 13/16 in. (4.1 x 32.5 cm)
Classification:
Ceramics
Credit Line:
Purchase, Disch Collection, 1881
Accession Number:
81.3.2

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