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The Roentgens' Rolltop Desk

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Watch as this desk's hidden features are revealed.

The richly embellished surface of this rolltop desk conceals a wealth of mechanical surprises and features, including a spectacular arrangement of almost forty compartments and drawers. Abraham (1711–1793) and David Roentgen (1743–1807) designed this table not just for writing and reading but also to function as a dressing table, or poudreuse.

This table, from Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens in Washington, D.C., is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013).

Learn more about this object: http://trio.hillwoodmuseum.org/detail.php?t=objects&type=related&kv=13072

Footage courtesy of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.

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Decoration after a design by Francesco Albani  (Italian, Bologna 1578–1660 Bologna)

Date:
second quarter 18th century
Culture:
Chinese
Medium:
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions:
Diam. 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm.)
Classification:
Ceramics
Credit Line:
Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Purchase, Winfield Foundation Gift, 1962
Accession Number:
62.12

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