Object
Moorish kiosk: Restoration of the stained glass windows
Year
2011, 2014
Location
Ettal, Schloss Linderhof, Germany
Technique
Various restoration and conservation techniques, handblown glasses set in between brass frames
Client
Bavarian Administration of State Palaces, Gardens and Lakes
To mark the 125th anniversary of the death of King Ludwig II in June 2011, the Bayerische Hofgasmalerei restored the artistically designed oriental windows in the Moorish Kiosk at Linderhof Palace.
To do this, the restorers first dismantled the mosaic of coloured glass panes set in a gilded ornamental frame. They then cleaned and strengthened the glass, in some cases gluing and replenishing the panes. They straightened the frame before reassembling the mosaic into a magnificent work of art.
The conservation work was completed in 2014 with the restoration of the arched windows. The Moorish Kiosk was originally created for the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867. King Ludwig II acquired it and had it lavishly decorated.
