Nécessaire de voyage

Description

Wooden plate holder with brass plate lifter, from 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, c. 1803, bequeathed to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1825

Museum reference

A.1986.5.1 C

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Nécessaire de voyage, Travelling service, Plate holder

Production information

Unknown
Paris, France, Western Europe

Date

c. 1803

Materials

Wood, Brass

Physical description

Wood and brass

Associations

Previous owner: Princess Pauline Borghese
Previous owner: Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 1767 - 1852

Exhibitions

• European Styles (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund