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. 1780
Medium: Oak, pine, walnut, cherry, tulipwood, and mahogany (later drawers), veneered with maple hornbeam (both partially stained), tulipwood, burl wood (stained), mahogany, holly, walnut, and other woods; gilt bronze, brass, steel, and iron; marble; partially tooled and gilded leather
Dimensions: Overall: 44 7/8 × 45 3/4 × 26 1/2 in. (114 × 116.2 × 67.3 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession year: 1958
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