French lacquers of the 18th century and vernis Martin

Anne-Solenn Le Hô (1) , Céline Daher (2) , Ludovic Bellot-Gurlet (3) , Yannick Vandenberghe (1) , Jean Bleton (4) , Myrtho Bonnin (1) , Léa Drieu (1) , Juliette Langlois (1) , Céline Paris (3) , Marc-André Paulin (1) , Anne Jacquin (5) , Anne Forray-Carlier (6)

1 C2RMF - Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France
2 LPPI - Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Polymères et des Interfaces
3 MONARIS - De la Molécule aux Nanos-objets : Réactivité, Interactions et Spectroscopies
4 Groupe de chimie analytique de Paris-Sud - Laboratoire d’Étude des Techniques et Instruments d'Analyse Moléculaire (LETIAM)
5 restauratrice indépendante
6 Musée des Arts décoratifs

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.

Mots clés: Lacquer; 18th century; Vernis Martin; Paris; Ancient technique; Varnish; Material

Domaines: Chimie analytique; Autre; Art et histoire de l'art

Anne-Solenn Le Hô, Céline Daher, Ludovic Bellot-Gurlet, Yannick Vandenberghe, Jean Bleton, et al.. French lacquers of the 18th century and vernis Martin. 2014. ⟨hal-01279161⟩