steal this idea: artful collection cabinetry
You know our hearts go aflutter with when we see a gorgeous butterfly display, so you can imagine the palpitations caused when we spotted this collection in the Cabinet of Curiosities of Bonnier de la Mosson in Paris (via Morbid Anatomy via Boing Boing). Leave it to French aristocrats to take preserving their treasures to a new level. The original cabinet was created in the 17th Century, what you see here is a painstaking restoration in the current museum. Makes you look at that china cabinet in a whole new light, doesn’t it?
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March 31st, 2009 at 2:57 pm
*Swoon* My mother has Museum spelled out in butterflies under glass, but I think it’s falling apart. So sad. Where would you find a butterfly restorer?
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:18 am
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