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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
(00:00:52)

The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet
(00:02:20) 10679 views

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration
(00:02:17) 16910 views

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation
(00:01:00) 3027 views

Albarello

Date:: ca. 1475
Culture:: Italian (Faenza)
Medium:: Maiolica (tin-enameled earthenware)
Dimensions:: Overall (confirmed): 11 1/2 x 5 5/16 x 5 5/16 in. (29.2 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1946
Accession Number:: 46.85.20

This artwork is not on display

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: Around foot, in blue gothic letters, "t'm.cordiale"; under foot, incised, "t`tb3/69" (see cards for an exact copy).
Provenance

Sigismond Bardac (by 1913) ; Mortimer L. Schiff (before 1927–1946; sale, Mortimer L. Schiff Collection, Parke- Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, May 4, 1946, no. 39; to French & Co. for MMA)
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What
Ceramics (29,320)

Pottery (12,856)

Earthenware (6,696)

Maiolica (565)

Apothecary jars (136)

Albarelli (60)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Italy (20,983)

Ravenna (55)

Faenza (46)
When
A.D. 1400-1600 (20,545)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Venice and Northern Italy, 1400–1600 A.D.