Portrait of Napoleon III (1808–1873), Emperor

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Marc-Laurent Bruyas (Designer)

Title

Portrait of Napoleon III (1808–1873), Emperor

Place

Lyon (Object made in)

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Made 1801–1900

Medium

Silk, warp faced weft ribbed plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground wefts; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

Dimensions

30 × 22.2 cm (11 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Katherine Wright

Reference Number

1956.119

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