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Why So Sensitive?
If you read the Winterthur Blog about a year ago, you may have stumbled across the post A Brittle Beauty and discovered that the treatment of Winterthur’s Chinese export lacquer has been part of an ongoing IMLS grant that began … Continue reading
A Brittle Beauty
The centuries-old technique of lacquering (lacquer fragments have been unearthed from archeological sites in China dating to 5,000 BC) was, and still is, used to decorate furniture, teawares, dinner services, and architectural elements by coating them with multiple layers of … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, American Culture Studies, Art Conservation, Decorative Arts, Furniture, Students & Alumni, Uncategorized
Tagged antiques, chinese lacquer, conservation, furniture, H. F. du Pont, lacquer, museum, sewing, Winterthur, Winterthur Museum, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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