BILL FOR NAPOLEON'S STOCKINGS

'Panier, Bonnetier de S. M. L'Empereur et Roi', Paris, 1806-1807

'Panier, Bonnetier de S. M. L'Empereur et Roi', manuscript bill with letterpress heading and armorial device within woodcut border, made out to "Sa Majesté L'Empereur et Roy" for 36 pairs of silk stockings and 72 pairs of fine Segovia wool slippers ("chaussons en Ségovie") for the total price of 828 francs, signed by Panier and dated 22 September 1806, endorsed below by Auguste Laurent, Comte de Remusat (1762-1823) as "Le Premier Chambellan" and master of the imperial wardrobe, approving payment, signed and dated by him "le 27 février 1807", 1 page, 8vo (235 x 178mm.), Paris, 1806-1807

Silk stockings would have provided valuable insulation during the winter campaign between October 1806 and February 1807 when Napoleon's army defeated the forces of the Fourth Coalition and advanced to the Russian frontier.