Nécessaire de voyage

Description

Liner of card and silk, to protect a silver-gilt canister 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. 1803, bequeathed to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1825

Museum reference

A.1986.5.19 C

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Nécessaire de voyage, Travelling service, Canister liner

Production information

Unknown
Paris, France, Western Europe

Date

c. 1803

Materials

Cardboard, Silk

Physical description

Card and 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