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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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Vase with flowers and birds (one of a pair)

Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)

Date:: 1733
Culture:: German, Meissen
Medium:: Hard-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels under transparent glaze
Dimensions:: H. 9-9/16 in. (24.3 cm.)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Accession Number:: 1974.356.504

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 201

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