Tilt-top table
Gift of the Estate of Ruth S. Stanton, in honor of Alexandra Stanton, 2018
Catalogue
- Year
- 1780
- Dimensions
- confirmed (diameter of table): 29 in. × 23 1/16 in. (73.7 × 58.5 cm) Diameter (confirmed, diameter at foot): 22 1/4 in. (56.5 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
- 1780
- Dimensions
- confirmed (diameter of table): 29 in. × 23 1/16 in. (73.7 × 58.5 cm) Diameter (confirmed, diameter at foot): 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1780-007720
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified