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Chest on table, 17th c., China

2008 Conservation and Restoration

Conservation and restoration of one chest on a table (17th c.) from the collection of the Saint Roque Museum (Lisbon). Work carried out under the coordination of Maria João Petisca, conservator-restorer.

  • Parallelepiped shape chest made of lacquered wood, with a removable smooth top, front and side bands filled with mother-of-pearl inlays, with copper alloy hardware and covered with a layer of shellac, sitting on a wooden table (1875).

Acknowledgments São Roque Museum ~ Holy House of the Lisbon Mercy 

Detail of the chest, before the intervention.
Detail of the chest, after the intervention.
Chest, before the intervention.
Chest, after the intervention.
Detail of the table, before the intervention.
Detail of the table, after the intervention.
Pine wood table, before the intervention.
Pine wood table, after the intervention.
Chest on the table, after the intervention.
Chest on the table, after the intervention.