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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.

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Joseph Gegenbach, called Canabas (ca. 1715–1797; master 1766)

Date:: ca. 1780–90
Culture:: French (Paris)
Medium:: Oak veneered with mahogany; gilt bronze, tinned copper liner
Dimensions:: H. 18 in. (45.7 cm); D. 13-1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
Classification:: Woodwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Charles C. Paterson, 1966
Accession Number:: 66.208a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 547

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