Circular box with portrait of Napoleon

Metadata

Title

Circular box with portrait of Napoleon

Description

Circular ivory box with miniature portrait of Napoleon I inset in lid, held in place by tooled brass and glass cover; French, 19th century.

Extent

6.0 cm diameter x 2.5 cm H

Medium

Ivory (box); oil on ivory (portrait)

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. Samuel R. Shipley III

Collection

Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Identifier

1996.M03.02

Temporal Coverage

19th century