Tea chest; Abraham Roentgen (German; 1711-1793); ca. 1750-55; German; Neuwied am Rhein; Oak; cedar; veneered with rosewood; brass; iron; and steel; Overall (without handle): 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (16.5 x 24.1 x 14.6 cm); Woodwork-Furniture; Abraham Roentgen (German; 1711-1793); Beginning in 1742; when he started to work; Abraham Roentgen impressed the small princely courts and the landed gentry around Herrnhaag; as well as the rich patricians in nearby Frankfurt; with his brass-inlaid tea tables; gueridons; chairs; and tea chests in the 'English Manner'