Embroidery Design Commemorating the Marriage of Napoleon I and Marie-Louise of Austria
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1810
name: label: Attributed to
content: Jean-François Bony, French, 1754–1825
label: For
content: Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Center, beneath crown, are two initials- a superimposed N and M encircled by stars and a wreath of roses. Upper center, two entwined wreaths - one of laurel, and the other of a chrysanthemum-like flower. Upper corners, oak sprigs; lower corners, floral sprigs. Lower center, the Napoleonic eagle. The Legion of Honor medallion hangs below the eagle.
place: label: made in
content: Lyon, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1920-36-327
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Brush and white gouache on laid paper, coated with resin, joined
label: Dimensions
content: 62.2 x 48.9 cm (24 1/2 x 19 1/4 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Frame H x W x D: 75.6 x 60 x 2.5 cm (29 3/4 in. x 23 5/8 in. x 1 in.)