Rolltop desk

David Roentgen|Januarius Zick|Thomas Chippendale

Maker

David Roentgen|Januarius Zick|Thomas Chippendale

Date

ca. 1776–79

Medium

Oak, cherry, pine, mahogany, veneered with maple, burl woods, holly, hornbeam (all partially stained), tulipwood, mahogany, and other woods; mother-of-pearl; partially gilded and tooled leather; gilt bronze, iron, steel, brass, partially gold-lacquered brass

Dimensions

53 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (135.9 x 110.5 x 67.3 cm.)

Form

Desk

Culture

German, Neuwied am Rhein

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

41.82

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941