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Abraham and David Roentgen

June 1, 2013

By Wolfram Koeppe

From its humble beginnings in 1742 to its closing about 1800, the Roentgen firm pioneered advancements in superb marquetry, innovative designs, visionary production methods, and forward-thinking marketing strategies.
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French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century: Case Furniture

October 1, 2003

By Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide

One of the most gifted and successful cabinetmakers of the second half of the eighteenth century, Riesener was the favorite of Queen Marie Antoinette.
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Furnishings during the Reign of Louis XIV (1654–1715)

May 1, 2009

By James Parker and Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The king favored carved and gilded wood furniture and commissioned a broad range of objects in solid silver that included tall candlestands, massive tables, benches and stools, chandeliers, and mirror frames.
Press Release

Magnificent 18th–Century Mechanical Furniture by Abraham and David Roentgen on View in Fall Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum
October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013

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"Anyone, Who Can Learn to Write, Can Learn to Draw"

August 21, 2019

By Sophia Kramer

Assistant Book Conservator Sophia Kramer discusses her grant-funded conservation of 152 publications dating from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, which focus on the study of drawing and perspective.
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Wood You Like to See Some Samples?

September 21, 2016

By Dana Hart

Manager for Library Administration Dana Hart explores Watson Library's complete set of The American Woods, a gorgeous sample book of various types of wood.
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Ivory Cataloging Project

March 1, 2022

By Nicole D. Pulichene and Scott Miller

With the support of curatorial fellows from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the department has catalogued its great collection of carvings in ivory and bone.
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Celebrating National Piano Month, Part One

September 19, 2014

By Jayson Kerr Dobney

Associate Curator Jayson Dobney celebrates National Piano Month by highlighting some of the breathtaking instruments found in the Museum's collection.
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Georges Braque's The Terrace at the Hôtel Mistral, 1907

October 14, 2019

By Rebecca Rabinow

Get a closer look at The Terrace at the Hôtel Mistral and its real-life inspiration, the Grand Hotel Château Fallet.
Press Release

Aesthetic Splendors: Highlights from the Gift of Barrie and Deedee Wigmore

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Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé)

Marquetry by Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt (Dutch, 1639–1715, active France)

Date: ca. 1685
Accession Number: 1986.365.3

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Marquetry box in book form

Date: between 1800 and 1899
Accession Number: N7433.3 .M37 1800

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Armchair

Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)

Date: ca. 1891–93
Accession Number: 64.202.1

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Armchair

Herter Brothers (German, active New York, 1864–1906)

Date: 1865–70
Accession Number: 1972.76

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Panel

Date: second half 8th century
Accession Number: 37.103

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Commode from Croome Court, Worcestershire

Peter Langlois (French, active 1759–81, worked in England 1760–70)

Date: 1764
Accession Number: 59.127

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Commode

André Charles Boulle (French, Paris 1642–1732 Paris)

Date: ca. 1710–20
Accession Number: 1982.60.82

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Cabinet on stand

Date: ca. 1700
Accession Number: 66.64.15

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Chair

Herter Brothers (German, active New York, 1864–1906)

Date: 1877–79
Accession Number: 1992.80

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Cabinet on stand

Attributed to Jan van Mekeren (Dutch, Tiel ca. 1658–1733 Amsterdam)

Date: ca. 1700–1710
Accession Number: 1995.371a, b