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15 and 16 September 2018Passed
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 03 83 22 80 21
September 2018
Saturday 15
15:00 - 16:00
Sunday 16
10:00 - 11:00
15:00 - 16:00
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Place Emile-Conte, 54690 Lay-Saint-Christophe
  • Meurthe-et-Moselle
  • Grand Est

Journeys of the captain Cook

Of the exoticism in the city council of Lay-Saint-Christophe with the panoramic wallpaper, dating the end of the 19th century!
15 and 16 September 2018Passed
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 03 83 22 80 21
Ville Lay-Saint-Christophe

The visitor is always surprised by the discovery, on two facing each other walls, with a splendid panoramic wallpaper, in four fragments, representing "Journeys of the captain Cook", sometimes called "The Wild of the sea of the Pacific", or else " Indian Landscapes ". Techniques of the wallpaper to the stencil will be revealed, during this visit.

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Mairie
Place Emile-Conte, 54690 Lay-Saint-Christophe
  • Meurthe-et-Moselle
  • Grand Est
At the end of the 18th century, the owner and mayor of the place, Sigisbert Marin, made instal(settle) the wallpaper in the lounge(show) of reception "journeys of the captain Cook". It is about the first panoramic production of the mâconnaise Dufour company. The same wallpaper in the United States, in Brazil and in Australia is found, where the Dufour company exported it.
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Lieu de pouvoir, édifice judiciaire, Ouverture exceptionnelle
Ville de Lay-Saint-Christophe