Sword and Sheath
1802-1803 (made)
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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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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Sword and sheath, hilt and mounts silver gilt, mother of pearl sheath, France (Versailles), 1802-3, signed 'Entise Boutet, Mfture A. Versailles'. |
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| Gallery label | 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.(1987-2006) |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | 486:1, 2-1870 |
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| Record created | March 26, 2004 |
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