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Napoleon Bonaparte, paperweight
(19th century)
Medium
glass, sulphide
Measurements
4.2 × 6.8 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of M. H. Stebbings, 1978
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
France
Accession Number
D40-1978
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Sulphide weight with portrait of Napoleon to right, set in clear glass
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