The glass collection dates largely from the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, a period when the Ajuda National Palace was inhabited by monarchs, namely between 1862 and 1910. Heterogeneous in nature, it incorporates objects from the main manufacturing and trade centers of glass that operated internationally at that time, including the region of Bohemia, particularly the Moser glass factory, which is discussed in the present article.

Consisting mainly of pieces produced from the glass blowing technique, the collection is further enriched with heraldic decorative elements, found mainly in sets of a utilitarian nature, which gives it a most unique character.
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A research of new data liable to provide a more accurate image of the Germain Tableware, viewed from multiple standpoints, led us to High Court Judge Joăo Rodrigues Vilar, a figure who is inseparable from the large dining tables of Queen Maria I’s reign.

Vilar’s regular and detailed records, upon confrontation with chronicle reports, enabled us to trace the life of the first Crown tableware.

We sought to highlight and document the presence of jewelry and porcelain from the Aveiro Household.

We will see how the Tableware and this relevant set were reserved for important, sporadic public banquets in the presence of the Royal Family, and how they are no doubt consisting with the Court’s option of not favouring the regular organization of “public eating”, as foreseen by the “Ceremonial” as a crucial rite in its assertion.

The Ajuda National Palace tapestry collection, deemed rare outside the Iberian Peninsula, was woven in the manufacture of Santa Barbara from Francisco de Goya, José del Castillo and Guillermo Anglois cartoons. It represents but a part of the set from this source which belonged to the Portuguese Crown assets in the last quarter of the 18^th century.
The purpose of the conservation project, described in this article was, in general terms, to slow down the inevitable deterioration process of the tapestries, worsened not only by dirt and the degradation state of the whole woven structure but also by the process of fixing the pieces to the walls with nails.