Rolltop desk
Object type: Rolltop desk
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Neuwied am Rhein
Artist: David Roentgen
Artist bio: German, Herrnhaag 1743–1807 Wiesbaden, master 1780
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1785–86
Medium: Oak, veneered with pau amarello (yellowheart) and mahogany; gilt bronze and copper
Dimensions: confirmed: 45 × 40 3/4 × 27 5/16 in. (114.3 × 103.5 × 69.4 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of the Estate of Ruth S. Stanton, in honor of Oliver Stanton, 2018
Accession year: 2018