COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL16111108
Reference Number:
VOB.5.20
Image Title:
Piece of Napoleon's Coffin
Series Title:
Edward Lester Burney Collection
Description:
Curio from Isabella Banks' collection; a portion of the lining of the coffin of the exiled Emperor Napoleon I in which he was buried at St. Helena. Secured when his body was exhumed and borne to Paris for reinterment in 1840. Presented to Mrs. G.L. Banks by J.R. Blofield Esq. Sept 12 1853.
Keyword:
Curiosity; Trinket; Collector's item; Napoleon; French History; French Revolution.
Subject:
Collectors and collecting
Category of Material:
Archives
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
Access Rights:
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
Piece of Napoleon's Coffin
