Camus Napoleon Cognac

Metadata

Title

Camus Napoleon Cognac

Creator

Camus, Limoges

Date

1969

Description

Limited edition bottle of Camus cognac, celebrating the bicentenary of Napoleon's birth. Red flocked outer case with hinged lid, printed with the words COGNAC CAMUS NAPOLEON. Inside, a fitted tray holds a porcelain book-shaped bottle, made by Limoges, with 22 K gold glaze. A separate cork stopper has a porcelain top in the shape of Napoleon's hat.

Extent

Bottle: 4.0" H x 2.25" W x 1.0" D. Case: 5.375" H x 3.375" W x 1.675" D.

Medium

Porcelain; 22K gold; cork; flocked cardboard and plastic

Provenance

Gift of Clifford J. Brooks

Collection

Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Identifier

2012.48.21