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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

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Wolfram Koeppe, the Marina Kellen French Curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the intricate furniture designs created by Abraham and David Roentgen. The father-and-son team created innovative designs that were combined with intriguing mechanical devices to revolutionize traditional French and English furniture types.

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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Matthew Boulton  (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham)

Date:
1820–21
Culture:
British, Birmingham
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
H. 2 3/8 x W. 3 3/8 in. (6 x 8.6 cm)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise and David Braver, 2006
Accession Number:
2006.470.30

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