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Rolltop desk

David Roentgen|Januarius Zick|Thomas Chippendale

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rolltop desk, David Roentgen|Januarius Zick|Thomas Chippendale, ca. 1776–79, Oak, cherry, pine, mahogany, veneered with mapl…
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
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