Nécessaire de voyage

Description

Liner of card and green silk, to protect a silver-gilt tea caddy and cover, 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. 1800 - 1804, bequeathed to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1825

Museum reference

A.1986.5.6 B

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Nécessaire de voyage, Travelling service, Tea caddy liner

Production information

Unknown
Paris, France, Western Europe

Date

c. 1800 - 1804

Materials

Cardboard, Silk

Physical description

Card and green silk

Associations

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

Credit

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