Rolltop desk

David Roentgen, ca. 1780

Artist

David Roentgen (German, Herrnhaag 1743–1807 Wiesbaden, master 1780)

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

Size

Overall: 44 7/8 × 45 3/4 × 26 1/2 in. (114 × 116.2 × 67.3 cm)

Type

Woodwork-Furniture

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed