Oval table
Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Catalogue
- Year
- 1769
- Dimensions
- 29 1/2 x 29 x 20 1/2 in. (74.9 x 73.7 x 52.1 cm.)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- David Roentgen
Artist
Mixed Media
David Roentgen, was a German cabinetmaker of the eighteenth century, famed throughout Europe for his marquetry and his secret drawers and poes and mechanical fittings. His work embraces the late Rococo and the Neoclassical styles.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- David Roentgen
- Year
- 1769
- Dimensions
- 29 1/2 x 29 x 20 1/2 in. (74.9 x 73.7 x 52.1 cm.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1769-007719
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified