The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Bouillon bowl with cover

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Program Information

Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

Program information

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

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock
(00:00:52)

The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet

The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet
(00:02:20) 11562 views

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration
(00:02:17) 18147 views

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation
(00:01:00) 3152 views

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Bouillon bowl with cover

Höchst Manufactory

Date:: ca. 1765
Culture:: German (Höchst)
Medium:: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions:: H. 5-1/8 in. (13.0 cm.); Diam. 6-7/8 in. (17.5 cm.)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of Alfred Duane Pell, 1902
Accession Number:: 02.6.217 ab

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