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Tove Clemmensen

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in 1942. With the assistance of the furniture expert Christian Axel Jensen (1878–1952), she recorded the castle's inventory. She went on to develop wider coverage of historic Danish furniture, pioneering a central archive at the National Museum with photographs of the pieces recorded. In particular,
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Clemmensen's special interest in 16th and 17th century Danish furniture was inspired by her father's registration work. In 1940, she undertook a large-scale survey of furniture in Danish castles and manor houses, publishing the results of her restoration of
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she developed an interest in the major Danish furniture designers of the 18th century. The work formed the basis of her 1973 doctoral thesis at
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Clemmensen was raised in a comfortable artistic environment which influenced her own development. After matriculating from
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who was a specialist in eighteenth-century Danish furniture. She renovated several Danish museums including
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Møbler af N.H. Jardin, C.F. Harsdorff og J.C. Lillie og eksempler på deres interiørdekoration
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She published several other works on Danish furniture and craftsmanship including
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The Recording of Furniture in Danish Castles and Manor Houses
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in 1935 where her father was planning the extension of the
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Tove Clemmensen died on 28 March 2006 and is buried in
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Index

art historian
curator
Bakkehuset
Liselund
Copenhagen
Rysensteen Gymnasium
National Museum of Denmark
Prince's Mansion
Victoria and Albert Museum
Borreby Castle
Aarhus University
N.H. Jardin
C.F. Harsdorff
J.C. Lillie
Gentofte Cemetery
Tagea Brandts Rejselegat
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
"Clemmensen, Tove"






"Marie-Louise Buhl (1918 - 2006)"


"Tove Clemmensen"
Danish Furniture of the Eighteenth Century
"Nekrologer: Tove Clemmensen 11. october 1915 — 28. marts 2006"

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