Nécessaire de voyage

Description

Rectangular steel nail-file with mother-of-pearl handle mounted in silver-gilt and inset with a shield engraved with the letter P, 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 - 1803, bequeathed to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1825

Museum reference

A.1986.5.61

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Nécessaire de voyage, Travelling service, Nail-file

Production information

Unknown
Paris, France, Western Europe

Date

c. 1800 - 1803

Materials

Steel, Mother of pearl, Silver-gilt

Physical description

Steel, mother-of-pearl, silver-gilt

Associations

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

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• 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

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
art, design and fashion, art of living

Credit

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