COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL16111108
image_number
JRL16111108
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Uncatalogued
reference_number
Uncatalogued
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Piece of Napoleon's Coffin
title
Piece of Napoleon's Coffin
Image Title
false
Series Title:
Edward Lester Burney Collection
title_series
Edward Lester Burney Collection
Series Title
false
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.
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.
Description
false
Keyword:
Curiosity; Trinket; Collector's item; Napoleon; French History; French Revolution.
keyword
Curiosity; Trinket; Collector's item; Napoleon; French History; French Revolution.
Keyword
false
Subject:
Collectors and collecting
subject
Collectors and collecting
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Archives
category
Archives
Category of Material
false
People Covered:
Banks, G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus) Mrs., 1821-1897
people_covered
Banks, G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus) Mrs., 1821-1897
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
people_covered
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
People Covered
false
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
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
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
educational_notes
Life of Objects Exhibition
Educational Notes
false
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Stella Halkyard
academic_project_lead
Stella Halkyard
Academic Project Lead
false
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false