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The Roentgens' Rolltop Desk

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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Two-handled cup with cover

Thomas Farren (British, active 1703–43)

Date:: 1732
Culture:: British, London
Medium:: Silver gilt
Dimensions:: Overall (confirmed): H. 11 13/16 x W. 7 x D. 11 1/4 in., 87 oz. 2 dwt. (30 x 17.8 x 28.6 cm, 2.7085kg)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
Accession Number:: 68.141.127a, b

This artwork is not on display

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: engraved weight 865 scratched n°160, 181-86 engraved around foot: Bought with the Legacy of Robert Earl of Leitrim * engraved on cup: a coat of arms

Marking: [1] TF in a shaped shield with a mullet above and bellow (Grimwade 2749) [2] lion passant [3] date letter R [4] Leopard's head crowned location of marks: [1]-[4] on underside, repeated on bezel of cover [4]-[1]
Provenance

The Russian Imperial Family (until 1917) ; Thomas, Viscount Sydney ; Arthur E. Bradshaw , Oxford
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Who
Thomas Farren (12)
What
Metal (59,587)

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Silver (14,059)

Gilt (9,067)

Drinking vessels (6,032)

Cups (3,861)
Where
Europe (150,013)

United Kingdom (25,747)

England (9,106)

London (2,008)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,646)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,264)
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Great Britain and Ireland, 1600–1800 A.D.

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