Rolltop desk
Object type: Rolltop desk
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Neuwied am Rhein
Artist: David Roentgen|Januarius Zick|Thomas Chippendale
Artist bio: German, Herrnhaag 1743–1807 Wiesbaden, master 1780|German, Munich before 1730–1797 Ehrenbreitstein|British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London
Artist role: Maker|Designer|Designer
Artist nationality: German|German|British
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.)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Accession year: 1941
Tags: Birds|Boys|Men|Women|Desks|Chinoiserie