Title: Tea chest
Object type: Tea chest
Date: ca. 1750–55
Artist:  Abraham Roentgen 
Artist bio: German, 1711–1793
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Oak, cedar, veneered with rosewood; brass, iron, and steel
Dimensions: Overall (without handle): 6 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (16.5 × 24.1 × 14.6 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1999
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY