Sword and Sheath

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V&A South Kensington
Europe 1600-1815, Room 1

Artist/Maker	Manufacture De Versailles (manufacturer) Boutet, Nicolas Noel (maker)
Place of origin	Versailles (made)

This sword, whose scabbard is mounted with mother-of-pearl plaques, is one of three thought to have been given to members of the Consulat in 1802 to 1803. An identical example, said to have belonged to Napoleon as First Consul, is at Windsor Castle. The swords were made by a workshop under the direction of Nicolas Noël Boutet which had been set up within the Manufacture de Versailles in 1793.

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Categories	Arms & Armour Metalwork Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Sword and sheath
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Sword Sheath
Brief description	Sword and sheath, hilt and mounts silver gilt, mother of pearl sheath, France (Versailles), 1802-3, signed 'Entise Boutet, Mfture A. Versailles'.
Dimensions	Sword in scabbard length: 94.6cm
Gallery label	(1987-2006) This sword, whose scabbard is mounted with mother-of-pearl plaques, is one of three thought to have been given to members of the Consulat in 1802 to 1803. An identical example, said to have belonged to Napoleon as First Consul, is at Windsor Castle. The swords were made by a workshop under the direction of Nicolas Noël Boutet which had been set up within the Manufacture de Versailles in 1793.
Object history	Historical significance: This is one of a group of swords made for members of the French Consulate Government by Nicholas Noël Boutet. An identical example, said to have belonged to Napoleon as First Consul, is at Windsor.
Summary	This sword, whose scabbard is mounted with mother-of-pearl plaques, is one of three thought to have been given to members of the Consulat in 1802 to 1803. An identical example, said to have belonged to Napoleon as First Consul, is at Windsor Castle. The swords were made by a workshop under the direction of Nicolas Noël Boutet which had been set up within the Manufacture de Versailles in 1793.
Bibliographic references	Hayward, J.F. Swords and Daggers, London, HMSO, 1963 Anthony North An Introduction to European Swords, London, HMSO, 1982, pp. 44-45 ill. ISBN. 0112903789
Collection	Metalwork Collection
Accession number	486:1, 2-1870

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Record created	March 26, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O97349/sword-and-sheath-boutet-nicolas-noel/

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