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Reading, Writing, and Roentgen

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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.

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration

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Chantilly 

Date:
ca. 1735–40
Culture:
French (Chantilly)
Medium:
Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions:
H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.)
Classification:
Ceramics
Credit Line:
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
Accession Number:
50.211.122

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 545

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