**Jean-Claude Galluchat (1689-1774) who ran a "boutique de gaisnier" (sheath shop) near the Bastille. In around 1748, he invented a tanning and dyeing process making it easier to cover small objects with the skin, which he finished off with a vernis Martin to give them the brilliance of magnificent Japanese lacquers. Madame de Pompadour lover of the king could not get enough of it, and Marie-Antoinette was wild about it.** - Upscaled (Beta) by <@1038407187036389487> (fast)
JeanClaude Galluchat 16891774 who ran a boutique de gaisnier sheath shop near the Bastille. In around 1748, he invented a tanning and dyeing process making it easier to cover small objects with the skin, which he finished off with a vernis Martin to give them the brilliance of magnificent Japanese lacquers. Madame de Pompadour lover of the king could not get enough of it, and MarieAntoinette was wild about it.