Circular burr wood box with a miniature of Emperor Napoleon I, Emperor of France (1769–1821)
after Giuseppe Longhi (Monza 1766 – 1831)
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
circa 1810
Materials
Burr wood, tortoiseshell, brass and glass
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609980
Summary
A circular burr wood box and separate lid with tortoiseshell lining, oval brass frame with glass set into the lid in which is a miniature head and shoulder portrait of Emperor Napoleon I, Emperor of France (1769–1821) after Giuseppe Longhi (Monza 1766 – 1831). French manufacture circa 1810.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Part of paper label pasted inside.
Makers and roles
after Giuseppe Longhi (Monza 1766 – 1831), miniaturist