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Woodwork of the Gascq salon<br/> &copy; madd Bordeaux - L. Gauthier
Woodwork of the Gascq salon
©madd Bordeaux - L. Gauthier
object n°37

Woodwork of the Gascq salon

Deposited in 1924 in the museum

It looks as if it has always been there: and yet!
The panelling comes from another private mansion: the Hôtel de Gascq, rue du Serpolet, built in 1735, and was not reassembled until 1924 on the first floor of the Hôtel de Lalande. Far from being a simple backdrop for the museum's collections, this woodwork bears witness to the evolution of decor in Bordeaux. They bear witness to the bright times when a President of Parliament indulged in the luxury of a rich and fashionable décor, and to the darker times when these panelling panels were massively displaced...

object n°37 (pdf)

previous objects of the month

object n°16
Gift of the Viscount of Pelleport-Burète, 1927 - Inv 1085
object n°15
Gift of Eulalie Gouzenne, 1959 - Inv 59.7.3
object n°14
Gift of the Association of Friends of the Hôtel de Lalande, 1991 - Inv 91.2.6
object n°13
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1975 - Inv 75.3.10
object n°12
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1958 - Inv 58.1.11 350
object n°11
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1959 - Inv 59.3.1
object n°10
Fnac deposit, 2009 - Inv D 2009.3.6
object n°09
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1986 - Inv 86.3.1 & 86.3.2
object n°08
Gift of Viscount and Viscountess Alain de Baritault du Carpia, 2012 - Inv 2012.5.1 & 2012.5.2
object n°07
XVIIth century
object n°06
1767
object n°05
XVIIe siècle
object n°04
Legs d'André Lataillade, 1969 - Inv 69.3.198 & 69.3.199
object n°01
CAPC depot