The Chair Made for Marie Antoinette
In short: The story of a 1788 neoclassical armchair made for Marie Antoinette and its detailed 21st-century conservation at the V&A.
A 2:00 short film in the series “The Collector's Mind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: V&A, “The conservation of Marie Antoinette”; V&A, “Armchair | Sené, Jean-Baptiste-Claude | V&A Explore The Collections”; Smithsonian Institution, “7925”; Victoria and Albert Museum, “Conservation · V&A”.
Sources used in this film
- V&A — The conservation of Marie Antoinette · View →
- V&A — Armchair | Sené, Jean-Baptiste-Claude | V&A Explore The Collections · View →
- Smithsonian Institution — 7925 · View →
- Victoria and Albert Museum — Conservation · V&A · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: V&A: The conservation of Marie Antoinette
- Also: V&A: Armchair | Sené, Jean-Baptiste-Claude | V&A Explore The Collections
- Also: Smithsonian Institution: 7925
- Also: Victoria and Albert Museum: Conservation · V&A
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