The Antique Frame That Wasn't What It Seemed
In short: Modern conservation research at the V&A overturned the belief that a mother-of-pearl frame was a 17th-century Spanish antique, revealing it as a 19th-century souvenir from the Holy Land.
A 1:39 short film in the series “The Collector's Mind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Victoria and Albert Museum, “Conservation of a rare mother-of-pearl frame · V&A”; Victoria and Albert Museum, “Frame | Unknown | V&A Explore The Collections”; Victoria and Albert Museum, “Conservation Science at the V&A · V&A”; Victoria and Albert Museum, “Conservation · V&A”.
Sources used in this film
- Victoria and Albert Museum — Conservation of a rare mother-of-pearl frame · V&A · View →
- Victoria and Albert Museum — Frame | Unknown | V&A Explore The Collections · View →
- Victoria and Albert Museum — Conservation Science at the V&A · V&A · View →
- Victoria and Albert Museum — Conservation · V&A · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Victoria and Albert Museum: Conservation of a rare mother-of-pearl frame · V&A
- Also: Victoria and Albert Museum: Frame | Unknown | V&A Explore The Collections
- Also: Victoria and Albert Museum: Conservation Science at the V&A · V&A
- Also: Victoria and Albert Museum: Conservation · V&A
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