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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 Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Sulphide weight with portrait of Napoleon to right, set in clear glass
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