Pair of Platters

Martin-Guillaume Biennais (French, 1764-1843) Paris, France →

napoleonicempireNeoclassicismdish (vessel)silver

Date

c. 1794-1819

Medium

Gilt silver

Dimensions

Diam.: 66 cm (26 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Charles V. Hickox

These platters for the dining table are part of a vast service made for Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister Pauline on the occasion of her marriage to the Roman nobleman Camillo Borghese, Sixth Prince of Sulmona.

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