title: From the history of the restoration of artistic furniture in Russia. Some facts of the activity of the Office of the Court Quartermaster at the Imperial Court in the 19th century
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metadata.value: Torbik, Vladimir S.
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metadata.value: Chalikova, Elizaveta A.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2018-09-21T11:35:22Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2018-09-21T11:35:22Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2018-09
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metadata.value: Torbik, Vladimir, and Elizaveta Chalikova. “From the history of the restoration of artistic furniture in Russia. Some facts of the activity of the Office of the Court Quartermaster at the Imperial Court in the 19th Century”. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts 8, no. 3 (2018): 508–24.
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metadata.value: 10.21638/11701/spbu15.2018.310
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/14937
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metadata.value: The article examines the activities of the Office of the Court Quartermaster which was founded
  to preserve and keep in order furniture and other decorative objects of the imperial palaces
  in the XIX century. The documents describing the requirements for maintaining furniture
  as well as the duties of those responsible for the preserving palace property are outlined. The
  Commissary of Furniture department was in charge of interior decoration. His job description
  included criteria which he was supposed to apply in order to maintain palace furniture;
  the type and frequency of the restoration tasks. The work itself was carried out by artisans
  from the Artisan Company. The article exemplifies types of such tasks. Of special importance
  are the documents that reveal the frequency of restoration work. In order to supply the Artisan
  Company with qualified personnel, a school for the children of artisans employed by
  the Office of the Court Quartermaster was created. The principles and methods used in the
  school for practical training of craftsmen are studied in the article. A special attention is paid
  to the forms of upbringing and selection of pupils in accordance with their aptitudes. The
  craftsmen of the Office of the Court Quartermaster were unable to undertake all the tasks of
  maintaining in proper condition the entire palace property. To carry out works to eliminate
  the consequences of natural disasters the Office hired independent masters by tender. Their
  activities are outlined in the documents describing various kinds of work on the preservation
  of palace property. In addition, independent masters received commissions for furniture items
  to complete palace interiors. As an example of such task, the design drawing of a pier glass for
  Peterhof Palace is presented, which shows a new eclectic approach to designing and manufacturing
  furniture. The article is based on the study and analysis of archival documents, many of
  which are published for the first time.
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 8; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: the office of the head of state
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: furniture
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: master
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: repair
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: restoration
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: school
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: eclectic
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: palace interior
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: From the history of the restoration of artistic furniture in Russia. Some facts of the activity of the Office of the Court Quartermaster at the Imperial Court in the 19th century
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metadata.value: Article
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