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Reading, Writing, and Roentgen

Carolyn Sargentson, independent art historian and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, outlines how changing social practices altered the designs and styles of furniture, both for the nobility and the lower classes.

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
(00:02:20) 10632 views

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration
(00:02:17) 16720 views

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation
(00:01:00) 3016 views

Man with bagpipes

Date:: early 17th century
Culture:: French (Avon)
Medium:: Lead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions:: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of Mrs. Russell S. Carter, 1944
Accession Number:: 44.39.78

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Baron Gustave de Rothschild ; Baron Lambert ; Baroness Rothschild-Lambert (until 1941; Rothschild-Lambert sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, March 7, 1941, no. 68; of the late Baron Gustave de Rothschild, now the property by inheritance of Baroness Lambert; to MMA)
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A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
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