title: On the History of Artistic Finishes of Russian Furniture of the 19th Century
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metadata.value: Torbik, Vladimir S.
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metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Kazankova, Natalia A.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2020-09-22T16:12:39Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2020-09-22T16:12:39Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2020-09
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metadata.value: Torbik, Vladimir and Natalia Kazankova. “On the History of Artistic Finishes of Russian Furniture of the 19th Century”. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts 10, no. 3 (2020): 488–506.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu15.2020.307
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/19549
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The article is devoted to the technologies of the finishing works of furniture in the second half
  of the 19th century. During this period, the imitation of expensive wood, using cheaper woods,
  became a common practice. The most popular method was the imitation of walnut wood. This finishing was used both for palace furniture and pieces of furniture made by craftsmen.
  Numerous handbooks published instructions that were used for the imitation of expensive
  materials. The analysis of the instructions published, revealed their frequent repeatability.
  The research, which took place during restoration work, made it possible to describe some of
  them. Particularly noteworthy is the information about the technology of carving furniture in
  the forms of Second Rococo, in the finishing layer. Such decoration was used in new pieces
  of furniture as well as in old furniture from the period of Classicism, which were found in
  eclectic interiors. The furniture of the period under review, as well as architecture, for a long
  time had been considered to be second-class art. This opinion is not unfounded, however,
  a qualitative assessment of furniture from this period should be made. Many examples of eclectic furniture reflected the tastes of their time and the level of knowledge about the original
  historical styles. The material and technologies of imitated finishes as well as eclecticism itself,
  underwent changes over time. At its initial phase, there was a craze for walnut cutting, in the
  1880s ebony wood, and mahogany in the beginning of the 20th century. Nevertheless, walnut
  cutting was associated with the manufacturing of furniture until the beginning of the 20th century. The furniture is very important to us as an example of the views and taste of this period,
  though not all of them can be considered to be masterpieces. During the restoration work, the
  finishing layer was often destroyed. As a result, it is very important to save the examples of
  finishes “under the walnut wood”.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Arts;Volume 10; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: furniture
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: craftsman
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: rococo
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: walnut
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: butchering
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: restoration
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: eclecticism
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: interior
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: On the History of Artistic Finishes of Russian Furniture of the 19th Century
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metadata.value: Article
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resources.filename: 488-506.pdf
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