Napoléon I (Emperor of France) [Piece of red
Napoléon I (Emperor of France, 1769-1821) [Piece of red velvet from the Emperor's Closet in the Tuileries Palace], small piece of red velvet, rubbed and faded, secured by a pin to a manuscript paper recording it's location in the Tuileries and provenance, browned and creased, velvet 55 x 100mm., paper 157 x 114mm., n.d. [c. 1800]; and another, portrait photograph of a painting, (tear), n.d., v.s., v.d. (2).
⁂ "Supposed to be a piece of the velvet that hung on the wall of Napoleon's favourite room (the Emperor's Cabinet)." - Manuscript note.
Provenance: "This velvet was among the Articles purchased by the Earl of Shrewsbury at the sale of Napoleon's effects in Paris belonging to the palace of the Tuileries."
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Napoléon I (Emperor of France, 1769-1821) [Piece of red velvet from the Emperor's Closet in the Tuileries Palace], small piece of red velvet, rubbed and faded, secured by a pin to a manuscript paper recording it's location in the Tuileries and provenance, browned and creased, velvet 55 x 100mm., paper 157 x 114mm., n.d. [c. 1800]; and another, portrait photograph of a painting, (tear), n.d., v.s., v.d. (2).
⁂ "Supposed to be a piece of the velvet that hung on the wall of Napoleon's favourite room (the Emperor's Cabinet)." - Manuscript note.
Provenance: "This velvet was among the Articles purchased by the Earl of Shrewsbury at the sale of Napoleon's effects in Paris belonging to the palace of the Tuileries."
