Posted on 09/25/2018 12:44:44 PM PDT by simpson96
Washington, DC - Mrs. Trump is pleased to unveil the recently restored Bellangé suite, a collection of furniture made for the White House in 1817 by Pierre-Antoine Bellangé. In 2005, in response to the deteriorating condition of the historic Blue Room furniture, the White House curatorial staff began to study how to restore the suite to its original appearance. Plans were submitted to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, which approved the restoration project. For over 10 years, a dedicated team of curators has been working with experts to complete the restoration.
“It is my honor to announce the completion of the first phase of this important and historic project,” said First Lady Melania Trump. “Thank you to the many experts, curators, and White House staff who helped repair the beautiful Bellangé suite. I look forward to placing the restored pieces back in the Blue Room so people on the public tour of the White House will be able to enjoy them.”
The White House worked to restore the beautiful set using the latest scientific and historical research. In consultation with experts on early 19th century French upholstery and gilding, new upholstery fabrics were selected based on receipts dating from 1817, which detailed the suite’s original patterns and trims. The gilding of the furniture was done based on evidence of its original appearance from microscopic samples taken from the original 1817 furniture.
The First Lady plans to reinstate the Bellangé suite in the Blue Room in the fall of 2018.
The Parisian-made Bellangé suite was purchased by President Monroe in 1817 for use in the most important formal parlor in the White House now known as the Blue Room.
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Very nice.
GORGEOUS! The suite AND FLOTUS! (So nice we have a classy First Lady in our WH again)
“Really beautiful, Melania.”
stunning, stunning, stunning and stunning.
It is good to have a first lady that is respectful of our history and not a bad attitude gimmedat.
Trump gold
Beautiful restoration.
I love this stuff! I’ll bet Melania is in 7th heaven doing this kind of work.
That is really nice. Great Taste..
Looks like the French had a lot of left over furniture from Emperor Napoleon. President Monroe probably got a good deal on them! I wonder if it was a Waterloo inspired fire sale?
Thanks for sharing. Thank goodness 0bama didn’t just burn all the stuff that offended his tastes.
With the Kenyan cattle herder in the White Hut, I’m surprised they didn’t burn cattle dung in the fireplace.
Love it and love our beautiful, classy FLOTUS.......;)
Nice to see that the shag carpeting has been removed.
“Everyone thinks they have good taste and a sense of humor,” - Marie in ‘When Harry Met Sally.
Nice...
Magnificent
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