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ArtistCharles Percier, Pierre François Léonard Fontaine
YearNapoleonic era, c. 1796-1815
MediumSilver gilt
Dimensions46.4 cm × 35.9 cm (18.3 in × 14.1 in)
Location Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

The Metropolitan Museum of Art possesses in its collection a gilt-silver tureen from the Napoleonic era. Designed by Charles Percier, Pierre François Léonard Fontaine and made by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, the tureen was given to Napoleon I by his sister Pauline and her husband, Prince Camillo Borghese. The tureen was later donated to the Met as part of the bequest of Joseph Pulitzer. [1]

References

  1. ^ "metmuseum.org". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-19.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ArtistCharles Percier, Pierre François Léonard Fontaine
YearNapoleonic era, c. 1796-1815
MediumSilver gilt
Dimensions46.4 cm × 35.9 cm (18.3 in × 14.1 in)
Location Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

The Metropolitan Museum of Art possesses in its collection a gilt-silver tureen from the Napoleonic era. Designed by Charles Percier, Pierre François Léonard Fontaine and made by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, the tureen was given to Napoleon I by his sister Pauline and her husband, Prince Camillo Borghese. The tureen was later donated to the Met as part of the bequest of Joseph Pulitzer. [1]

References

  1. ^ "metmuseum.org". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-19.



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