The Mauve Boudoir: A Textile Survey

Photo © Tsarskoye Selo State Museum Reserve

This report was created by Nicholson Advisory for the Friends of the Alexander Palace in 2013 in order to help in their work raising funds for the restoration of the textiles in the suite of rooms at the Alexander Palace belonging to the Emperor and Empress. French textiles were expensive at the turn of the century, and they remain justly so today for their high quality and the fact that the method of their production has hardly changed since 1900. This report was submitted to the staff of the Alexander Palace in the hope that it would be possible for the Friends to assist them in commissioning reproduction fabrics for the rooms.

There was debate for several years over whether the rooms of Nicholas & Alexandra would be restored to their original condition, including the furnishings and textiles. Today, the recreation of the furnishings and architectural details of the Maple Room, the Palisander Room, and the Mauve Boudoir are well under way by the “Stavros” firm of St. Petersburg.

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