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View full screenRectangular mahogany chest with inlaid brass decoration, made to contain the nécessaire de voyage or travelling service assembled by Martin-Guillaume Biennais for Napoleon's sister, the Princess Pauline Borghese, possibly at the time of her marriage to Prince Camillo Borghese in 1803: French, Paris, probably 1803, bequeathed to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1825
A.1986.5.1
Nécessaire de voyage, Travelling service, Chest
Biennais, Martin-Guillaume, 1764 - 1843, Assembler-supplier
Paris, France, Western Europe
1803
Wood, brass, leather, ormolu, ebony and steel
Previous owner: Princess Pauline Borghese
Previous owner: Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 1767 - 1852
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Acquired with the aid of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund