COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL16111110
Reference Number:
VOB.5.14
Image Title:
Weeping Willow at Napoleon's grave
Series Title:
E.L. Burney Collection
Description:
Curio from Isabella Banks collection; a piece of the Willow which grew over the grave of Napoleon I at St. Helena. It was cut down when the body was exhumed and removed to Paris.
Keyword:
Curiosity; Trinket; Collector's item; Napoleon; French History; French Revolution.
Subject:
Collectors and collecting
Category of Material:
Archives
Support:
Wood
People Covered:
Banks, G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus) Mrs., 1821-1897
People Covered:
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-01
Educational Notes:
Life of Objects Exhibition
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Stella Halkyard
Collection Code:
Rylands
Weeping Willow at Napoleon's grave
