Investigation and conservation of East Asian cabinets in imperial residences (1700-1900) : : lacquerware, porcelain, paper & wall hangings : conference 2015 postprints / / Gabriela Krist, Elfriede Iby (eds.).

• Superior document: Konservierungswissenschaft, Restaurierung, Technologie
• TeilnehmendeR: Krist, Gabriela,; Iby, Elfriede,
• Place / Publishing House: Wien : : Böhlau Verlag,, 2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Konservierungswissenschaft, Restaurierung, Technologie.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (372 pages) :; illustrations.

A project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) allowed interdisciplinary research on the so-called 'Chinese Cabinets' and the 'Porcelain Room' at Schönbrunn palace in Vienna. These interiors can be considered as excellent examples of the mid-18th century taste of the Habsburg family for East Asian room decorations. The presentation of the research results from Schönbrunn formed an essential part of the second international conference 'The Conservation of East Asian Cabinets in Imperial Residences (1700-1900)' now published in this volume. Enriched by contributions from international and interdisciplinary experts - conservators and art historians and natural scientists - the reflection of this special topic revealed remarkable findings on the manufacture, provenance and conservation history of porcelain, lacquerware, paper and textile wall hangings as integral parts of baroque interiors not only in Schönbrunn but also in related sites in Europe and other parts of the world.

Table of Contents

Preface -- Habsburg's Passion for "Indian" Goods to Create the Most Precious Cabinets of Schönbrunn Palace -- Examples of East Asian Style Interiors of the 18th and Early 20th Century in Saxony -- The Chinese Palace in Oranienbaum. Interiors in Chinoiserie Style. The Principle of Conservation and Maintenance of the Original Décor -- A Collection of 18th Century Chinese Wall Coverings at the Wilanów Palace, Poland. A Historical, Technological and Conservation Research Project -- The Use of Chinese Prints as Wall Coverings in Mid-18th-Century Europe -- "Asian Life" in Europe. Chinoiserie Paintings at Eszterháza, Fertőd -- Conservation and Restoration of the Wall Decoration of two East Asian Interiors in Slovakia. The Holíč Palace, Holíč, and the Erdödy Palace, Bratislava -- Restoration of the Chinese Rooms in Wörlitz Palace -- New Information about the Dubsky Chamber. Scientific Work, Cleaning and Conservation of a Unique Viennese Porcelain Cabinet in Chinoiserie Style -- Royal Aspirations: The Asian Porcelain Collection of the Esterházy Princes -- Queen Mary's Porcelain at Kensington Palace -- Chinese Porcelain in the Czech Aristocratic Collections of the 17th, 18th and 19th Century -- The Porcelain Collection in Dresden. A Brief Historical Overview and Two Current Projects -- Three Chinese Export Lacquer Screens at Schloss Wilhelmsthal - the History of their Conservation -- The Chinese Cabinet in the Berlin Stadtschloss in the Context of the Dagly Workshop -- Art Technological Analyses of Gérard Dagly's Works in the Palaces of the Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg -- The Panels of Quirinale Palace. A Study of Provenance and Manufacture for a Correct Conservation Intervention -- Research on Berlin Lacquered Vases Manufacturing Techniques and Materials. A Source of Information on Works of Art and a Pre-Study for their Conservation Treatment -- The late 17th-Century Lacquer Room from the Palace of the Stadtholder in Leeuwarden. Part Two: Aspects of the Conservation and Reinstallation in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam -- Investigation and Conservation of Lacquer Panels with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay with Underpaint used for Interior Decoration of Wat Rajpradit, Bangkok -- The Rediscovered Lacquer Panels of Schönbrunn - On their History and Conservation -- Lines by Masters and Amateurs. The Porcelain Room in Schönbrunn Palace -- Into the Blue - Into the Brown. Conservation Strategies for Permanent Exhibition of 212 Gouache Paintings in Vienna 's Schönbrunn Palace -- The East Asian Cabinets at Schönbrunn Palace and their Archive Sources -- Conservation and Remounting of the Ceramics in the East Asian Cabinets at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna -- List of Authors.