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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:
probably modeled ca. 1881, executed 1907
Culture:
French
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
28 x 29 x 18 in. (71.1 x 73.7 x 45.7 cm)
Classification:
Sculpture
Credit Line:
Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917
Accession Number:
17.120.184

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 800

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