Title: Rolltop desk
Object type: Rolltop desk
Date: ca. 1776–79
Artist:  David Roentgen 
Artist bio: German, Herrnhaag 1743–1807 Wiesbaden, master 1780
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Maker
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
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Chinoiserie, term: Boys, term: Men, term: Women