Cylinder-fall Desk with Cabinet Top

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.41.82

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MMA_.41.82

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

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Creator Name:

Roentgen, David

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Roentgen, David

Creator Name

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Creator Role:

Maker

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Maker

Creator Role

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Creator Dates/Places:

1743-1807; master 1780

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1743-1807; master 1780

Creator Dates/Places

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Creator Name-CRT:

David Roentgen

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David Roentgen

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Cylinder-fall Desk with Cabinet Top

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Cylinder-fall Desk with Cabinet Top

Title

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Title Type:

Object name

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Object name

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

18th century (ca. 1776-78)

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18th century (ca. 1776-78)

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1776

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1776

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1778

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1778

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Various woods, brass, bronze-gilt, mother-of-pearl

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Various woods, brass, bronze-gilt, mother-of-pearl

Materials and Techniques

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Classification Term:

Woodwork-Furniture

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Woodwork-Furniture

Classification Term

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Dimensions:

H. 53 1/2 in. (135.9 cm), W. 43 1/2 in. (110.5 cm), D. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm)

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H. 53 1/2 in. (135.9 cm), W. 43 1/2 in. (110.5 cm), D. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm)

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

41.82

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41.82

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1941

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Rogers Fund, 1941

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

This rolltop desk demonstrates the inventive talent of its maker. The chinoiserie marquetry scenes have a painterly effect that Roentgen alone attained, using minute pieces of naturally colored exotic woods. His mechanical ingenuity is exemplified by the workings of the lower section of the desk: when the key of the lower drawer is turned to the right, the side drawers spring open; if a button is pressed on the underside of these drawers, each swings aside to reveal three other drawers. Although Roentgen maintained his workshop at Neuwied, Germany, where this desk was made between 1776 and 1778, his French clientele became so important that he opened an outlet in Paris and joined the Parisian guild in 1780.

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<P>This rolltop desk demonstrates the inventive talent of its maker. The chinoiserie marquetry scenes have a painterly effect that Roentgen alone attained, using minute pieces of naturally colored exotic woods. His mechanical ingenuity is exemplified by the workings of the lower section of the desk: when the key of the lower drawer is turned to the right, the side drawers spring open; if a button is pressed on the underside of these drawers, each swings aside to reveal three other drawers. Although Roentgen maintained his workshop at Neuwied, Germany, where this desk was made between 1776 and 1778, his French clientele became so important that he opened an outlet in Paris and joined the Parisian guild in 1780.</P>

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