Zprávy památkové péče 2015, 75(5):420-425

Countess Elisabeth Salm-Reifferscheidt, born Fürstenberg, and her relationship to the objects in the mobiliary collection of Budkov Castle

Lucie Bláhová, Jana Petrová

The article attempts to identify and recall the personality of Countess Elisabeth Salm-Reifferscheidt, especially her penchant for collecting art objects. Princess Elisabeth Fürstenberg, married to the owner of the Budkov estate of Count Karl Salm-Reiffercheidt, was a distinct personality for her surroundings. She was born into the princely family of Fürstenberg, who had a significant influence on the highest political circles during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The countess' preserved photographs and extensive correspondence with not only family members but also with many prominent aristocratic families demonstrates her distinct personality far beyond the borders of the region into which she married.
At least a partial reconstruction of the fate of the individual items of the collection of cultural mobiliary from the Budkov castle has helped integrate this mobiliary into guided tours and provide individual items with their origin and the story of their origin and path from Budkov to installations in other state castles, especially the installation of the state castle of Rájec nad Svitavou.

Keywords: Countess Elisabeth Salm-Reifferscheidt; mobiliary funds; Budkov state castle; Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou state castle; interior installation

Published: December 1, 2015  Show citation