GoTriple - French lacquers of the 18th century and vernis Martin

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Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF) ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC),

Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Polymères et des Interfaces (LPPI) ; Fédération INSTITUT DES MATÉRIAUX DE CERGY-PONTOISE (I-MAT) ; Université de Cergy Pontoise (UCP) ; Université Paris-Seine-Université Paris-Seine-Université de Cergy Pontoise (UCP) ; Université Paris-Seine-Université Paris-Seine,

De la Molécule aux Nanos-objets : Réactivité, Interactions et Spectroscopies (MONARIS) ; Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS),

Groupe de chimie analytique de Paris-Sud - Laboratoire d’Étude des Techniques et Instruments d'Analyse Moléculaire (LETIAM) ; Institut Universitaire de Technologie d'Orsay (IUT d'Orsay),

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Musée des Arts décoratifs

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HAL CCSD

Abstract

International audience The Martin family created a taste for Parisian lacquers , painted and varnished objects. The purpose of the work presented here was to gather new data on the construction materials, and to detail the varnishing and painting techniques used on these types of objects during the 18th century in France. A large body of French lacquers was studied using a comprehensive approach combining examinations, physico-chemical analyses and a reconstruction of the manufacturing steps used to create the artworks. Parisian lacquers are complex objects, consisting of a succession of five or six levels with specific functions, themselves made up of several layers, and detailed in successive phases during the creation process.